Cancer : prevention, early detection, treatment and recovery / edited by Gary S. Stein, Kimberly P. Luebbers, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stein, Gary S., editor.

Luebbers, Kimberly P., 1968- editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

John Morgan Society Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Popular works.

Cancer.

Cancer--Treatment.

Cancer--Treatment--Popular works.

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 662 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I Cancer and the Cancer Experience p. 1

1 Cancer and the Cancer Experience p. 3 / Gary S. Stein and Kimberly P. Luebbers

Part II Current Understanding of Cancer Biology p. 13

2 Cancer Biology And Pathology p. 15 / G. Premveer Reddy and Lekkala V. Reddy and Sahn-Ho Kim

3 Causes of Cancer: Genetic, Epigenetic, Viral, Microenvironmental, and Environmental Contributions to Cancer p. 53 / Michaela Reagan

Part III A Cancer Diagnosis p. 75

4 Early Warning Signs p. 77 / Solomon A. Graf and F. Marc Stewart

5 Importance of Imaging for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer p. 89 / Kristin DeStigter and Sally Herschorn and Anant Bhave and Benjamin Lange and Sean Reynolds

6 Cancer Biomarkers p. 107 / Robert H. Getzenberg

7 Molecular Diagnosis p. 123 / Mark F. Evans

Part IV Navigating the Cancer Experience p. 145

8 Navigating the Cancer Experience p. 147 / David C. Nalepinski

Part V Clinical Dimensions to Cancer p. 167

9 Classification of Tumors, their Frequency and Progression p. 169 / Richard C. Zieren and Liang Dong and Sarah R. Amend and Kenneth J. Pienta

10 Cancer Epidemiology: Identifying Cancer Risk p. 213 / Bernard F. Cole and Brian L. Sprague and Thomas P. Ahern and Judy R. Rees

Part VI Tumor Types p. 227

11 Breast Cancer: Unique Characteristics as Targets for Therapy p. 229 / Ogheneruona Apoe and Ted James and Gabriella Szalayova and Amrita Pandit and Marie E. Wood

12 Prostate Cancer p. 245 / David W. Sobel and Mark K. Plante

13 Gastrointestinal Cancer p. 259 / Kristina Guyton and Baddr Shakhsheer and Neil Hyman

14 Lung Cancer p. 271 / Farrah B. Khan and C. Matthew Kinsey and Garth Garrison

15 Pediatric Oncology p. 285 / Jessica L. Heath

16 Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma p. 299 / Alan Rosmarin

17 GU Oncology: Kidney, Urothelial, and Penile Cancer p. 317 / Scott Perrapato

18 Liver Cancer: Hepatocellular Carcinoma p. 327 / Jennifer LaFemina and Bradley Switzer and Giles F. Whalen

19 GYN Oncology: Unique Characteristic Targets for Therapy in Gynecologic Cancers p. 345 / Celeste Straight and Leslie Bradford and Susan Zweizig

20 Testicular Cancer p. 365 / Christopher B. Allard and Michael L. Blute

21 Head and Neck Cancer p. 379 / Kumar G. Prasad and Marion Couch and Michael Moore

22 Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors p. 395 / Lawrence Recht

23 Thyroid Cancer p. 415 / Frances E. Carr

Part VII Treatment Options p. 445

24 Radiation Therapy p. 447 / Thomas J. Fitzgerald and Maryann Bishop-Jodoin and Fran Laurie and Christopher Riberdy and Jesse N. Aronowitz and Elizabeth Bannon and Bruce A. Bornstein and Carla D. Bradford and Harry Bushe and Maria G. Cicchetti and Linda Ding and Jonathan M. Glanzman and David J. Goff and Beth B. Herrick and Jessica R. Hiatt and I-Lin Kuo and Yuan-Chyuan Lo and Janaki Moni and Richard S. Pieters and Paul S. Rava and Allison Sacher and Jonathan Saleeby and Shirin Sioshansi and Kenneth Ulin and John M. Varlotto and Tao Wang

25 Radiation Therapy - The Patient Experience p. 463 / Harold James Wallace, III

26 Pain Management in Cancer p. 481 / Carlos A. Pino

27 Complementary and Alternative Medicine p. 499 / Phil Trabulsy

28 Gene Therapy p. 531 / Mai K. ElMallah and Michael Kalfopolous and Terence R. Flotte

Part VIII Patient Resources p. 553

29 Cancer-Center-Based Care p. 555 / George J. Weiner

30 Supportive Care p. 563 / Kathleen McBeth

31 Investigating Cancer Sentiments Across Social Media p. 573 / Eric M. Clark and W. Christian Crannell and Jesse Moore and Ted James and Mitchell Norotsky and Chris A. Jones

Part IX The Path to Reducing the Cancer Burden: Prevention, Early Detection, Recovery, Survivorship p. 591

32 Cancer Genetics: Risk Assessment p. 593 / Wendy McKinnon

33 Cancer Prevention: Diet, Nutrition, and Lifestyle p. 603 / Jennifer L. May and Jean R. Harvey

34 Cancer Survivorship p. 617 / David Cranmer

35 The Tools of Advocacy in Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, Recovery, and Treatment p. 621 / Jill Sudhoff-Guerin.

Notes:

Revised edition of: The biology and treatment of cancer : understanding cancer / [edited by] Arthur B. Pardee, Gary S. Stein. c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Morgan Society Fund.

Other Format:

Online version:

ISBN:

9781119645214

1119645212

Publisher Number:

99982384610

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