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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337507803321

Titolo

Uterine Cervical Cancer : Clinical and Therapeutic Perspectives / / edited by Samir A. Farghaly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-02701-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 299 p. 45 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

616.994

616.99466

Soggetti

Oncology  

Surgical oncology

Gynecology 

Oncology

Surgical Oncology

Gynecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Epidemiology of Cervical Cancer -- Prevention of Cervical Cancer -- Current Advances in Optical Screening for Cervical Cancer -- Cervical Cancer Screening in Low and Middle Income Countries -- Pathology and Molecular Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer and Precursor Lesions -- Uterine Cervical Cancer in Woman with HIV Infection -- Immunotherapy for Pre-Cancerous Lesions of the Uterine Cervix -- Utility of Sentinel Node Biopsy in Cervical Cancer -- Fertility Sparing Surgery for Early Stage Uterine Cervical Cancer -- Standard and Novel Surgical Treatments in Cervical Cancer. Management of Recurrent Uterine Cervical Cancer -- Chemotherapy for Cervical Cancer -- Potential Biomarkers for Personalized Radiation Therapy for Patients with Uterine Cervical Cancer -- Radiotherapy for Uterine Cervical Cancer -- Quality of Life in Woman with Cervical Cancer -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a broad background of the basic sciences, clinical and therapeutic aspects, and management of uterine cervical cancer. It offers state-of-the-art information on the molecular genetics, biology,



and clinical aspects of premalignant lesions of the uterine cervix, and provides a better understanding of the molecular and cellular events that underlie uterine cervical cancer. Uterine Cervical Cancer: Clinical and Therapeutic Perspectives contains extensive, updated information on the promising new developments in the diagnosis and management of uterine cervical cancer. It will serve as an invaluable resource for all clinicians and basic medical scientists caring for women with uterine cervical cancer, including attending surgeons, physicians, clinical fellows, and residents in the disciplines of gynecologic oncology, medical oncology, and surgical oncology.