Colon and other gastrointestinal cancers : cancer : principles & practice of oncology / Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., Theodore S Lawrence, Steven A Rosenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeVita, Vincent T., Jr., 1935- author.

Lawrence, Theodore S., author.

Rosenberg, Steven A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastrointestinal system--Cancer.

Gastrointestinal system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)

Edition:

10th ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Wolters Kluwer, 2016.

Summary:

Selected from the world's leading comprehensive cancer textbook, this tightly focused resource provides you with the practical, cutting-edge information you need to provide the best cancer care to each patient. Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Cancers: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th Edition, offers a comprehensive and balanced view of this rapidly changing field, meeting the needs of oncology practitioners, fellows, and others who need an in-depth understanding of colon and GI cancer. The print reference gives you the solid, dependable guidance you've come to expect from this outstanding title, and the Inkling version features new quarterly updates written by a team of experts selected by the authors.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contributors

PART I Principles of Oncology

1. The Cancer Genome

2. Hallmarks of Cancer: An Organizing Principle for Cancer Medicine

3. Molecular Methods in Cancer

PART II Etiology and Epidemiology of Cancer

Section 1. Etiology of Cancer

4. Tobacco

5. Oncogenic Viruses

6. Inflammation

7. Chemical Factors

8. Physical Factors

9. Dietary Factors

10. Obesity and Physical Activity

Section 2. Epidemiology of Cancer

11. Epidemiologic Methods

12. Trends in United States Cancer Mortality

PART III Cancer Therapeutics

13. Essentials of Radiation Therapy

14. Cancer Immunotherapy

15. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anticancer Drugs

16. Pharmacogenomics

17. Alkylating Agents

18. Platinum Analogs

19. Antimetabolites

20. Topoisomerase Interactive Agents

21. Antimicrotubule Agents

22. Kinase Inhibitors as Anticancer Drugs

23. Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Demethylating Agents

24. Proteasome Inhibitors

25. Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors

26. Miscellaneous Chemotherapeutic Agents

27. Hormonal Agents

28. Antiangiogenesis Agents

29. Monoclonal Antibodies

30. Assessment of Clinical Response

PART IV Cancer Prevention and Screening

31. Tobacco Use and the Cancer Patient

32. Role of Surgery in Cancer Prevention

33. Cancer Risk-Reducing Agents

34. Cancer Screening

35. Genetic Counseling

PART V Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract

36. Molecular Biology of the Esophagus and Stomach

37. Cancer of the Esophagus

38. Cancer of the Stomach

39. Genetic Testing in Stomach Cancer

40. Molecular Biology of Pancreas Cancer

41. Cancer of the Pancreas

42. Genetic Testing in Pancreatic Cancer

43. Molecular Biology of Liver Cancer

44. Cancer of the Liver.

45. Cancer of the Biliary Tree

46. Cancer of the Small Bowel

47. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

48. Molecular Biology of Colorectal Cancer

49. Cancer of the Colon

50. Genetic Testing in Colon Cancer (Polyposis Syndromes)

51. Genetic Testing in Colon Cancer (Nonpolyposis Syndromes)

52. Cancer of the Rectum

53. Cancer of the Anal Region

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 24, 2017).

ISBN:

1-4963-5418-4

OCLC:

999667263