Robert F Ozols

Gynecologic Oncology - Cancer Treatment and Research Robert F Ozols

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: 1. Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer; H. T. Lynch, et al. 2. The Molecular Biology of Gynecological Malignancies; T. C. Hamilton, et al. 3. Biological Therapy for Gynecologic Malignancies; M. A. Bookman. 4. Advances in the Treatment of Cervical Cancer; D. H. Moore. 5. Advances in the Radiotherapy of Gynecologic Malignancies; G. C. Morton, G. M. Thomas. 6. Advances in Cytoreductive Surgery of Gynecologic Cancers; I. Benjamin, S. C. Rubin. 7. Chemotherapy of Ovarian Cancer; R. F. Ozols. 8. The Role of Operative Laparoscopy in Gynecologic Oncology; E. A. Surwit, J. M. Childers. 9. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in Gynecologic Oncology: Screening for Gynecologic Cancer; Y. B. Kim, et al. 10. High-Dose Chemotherapy in Gynecologic Malignancies; Y. Nieto, et al. 11. Prognostic Factors in Ovarian Cancer; C. Trope. 12. Advances in the Pathology of Gynecologic Cancer; H. Fox. Index."Publisher Marketing: In recent years, there have been major advances in the treatment of patients with gynaecologic malignancies, the biggest advances being in the area of ovarian cancer. This text focuses primarily upon this malignancy, discussing: cytoreductive surgery; screening for ovarian cancer; chemotherapy; new chemotherapeutic drugs; the controversy regarding the role of high-dose chemotherapy in gynaecologic cancers; the hereditary basis for gynaecologic malignancies; molecular genetics; molecular biology and new biologic therapies.