Gynecologic Oncology

Description

In recent years, there have been major advances in the treatment of patients with gynecologic malignancies. Perhaps the biggest advances have been in the area of ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology focuses primarily upon this malignancy. This volume discusses cytoreductive surgery; screening for ovarian cancer; chemotherapy; new chemotherapeutic drugs; the controversy regarding the role of high-dose chemotherapy in gynecologic cancers; the hereditary basis for gynecologic malignancies; molecular genetics; molecular biology and new biologic therapies. Other topics covered are the treatment of all stages of cervical cancer, including radiotherapy. In addition, a chapter on advances in the pathology of gynecologic cancers is included. The advances made in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies are due, in part, to the clinical studies performed by many of the contributors to this volume. Clinical advances have been the result of multidisciplinary approaches which involve molecular biologists, pathologists, radiation therapists, surgeons and chemotherapists. Future advances will continue to rely upon collaborative interaction among these different disciplines. Front Matter....Pages i-x Hereditary gynecologic cancer....Pages 1-102 Molecular biology of gynecologic malignancies....Pages 103-114 Biological therapy for gynecologic malignancies....Pages 115-147 Advances in the treatment of cervical cancer....Pages 149-176 Advances in the radiotherapy of gynecologic malignancies....Pages 177-201 Advances in cytoreductive surgery of gynecologic cancers....Pages 203-217 Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer....Pages 219-234 Role of operative laparoscopy in gynecologic oncology....Pages 235-251 Diagnostic and therapeutic advances in gynecologic oncology: screening for gynecologic cancer....Pages 253-276 High-dose chemotherapy in gynecologic malignancies....Pages 277-285 Prognostic factors in ovarian cancer....Pages 287-352 Advances in the pathology of gynecologic cancer....Pages 353-376 Back Matter....Pages 377-387