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Book Synopsis

Developed by the American Cancer Society this new textbook designed for a wide range of learners and practitioners comprehensively addresses all aspects of clinical management for cancer taking a balanced, authoritative and, -where possible- evidence-based stance and may be used in conjunction with the book, The American Cancer Society''s Principles of Oncology: Prevention to Survivorship.

Edited by leading clinicians in the field and a stellar contributor list from the US and Europe, this book is written in an easy to understand style by multidisciplinary teams of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and other specialists, reflecting day-to-day decision-making and clinical practice. Input from pathologists, surgeons, radiologists, and other specialists is included wherever relevant and comprehensive treatment guidelines are provided by expert contributors where there is no standard recognized treatment. This book is an ideal resource for anyone seeking a practi

Table of Contents

Editorial Board and Reviewers

List of Contributors

Introduction

Section 1 Thoracic Cancers

1 Lung Cancer
Suresh S. Ramalingam and Fadlo R. Khuri

2 Other Thoracic Malignancies
Brandon H. Tieu, Mehee Choi, Kyle Robinson, and Charles R. Thomas, Jr

Section 2 Digestive System Cancers

3 Esophageal Cancer
Ravi Shridhar, Khaldoun Almhanna, Sarah E. Hoffe, Matthew Biagioli, Domenico Coppola, and Kenneth L. Meredith

4 Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Roger H. Kim, Quyen D. Chu, and Benjamin D. Li

5 Small Bowel Cancer (Excluding Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and Carcinoid)
Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, Roger H. Kim, Quyen D. Chu, and Benjamin D. Li

6 Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Quyen D. Chu, Erkut Borazanci, Roger H. Kim, and Guillermo Sangster

7 Liver Cancers
Celina Ang, Sonia Reichert, and Randall F. Holcombe

8 Biliary Tract Cancers/Cholangiocarcinomas
Celina Ang, Sonia Reichert, and Randall F. Holcombe

9 Colon and Rectal Cancer
Lauren Kosinski, Ben George, Kiran K. Turaga, Candice A. Johnstone, and Mohammad Mahmoud

10 Anal Cancer
Cathy Eng, Ravi Shridhar, Emily Chan, Nataly Silva, Liana Tsikitis, Susan Hedlund, Michael D. Chuong, and Charles R. Thomas, Jr

11 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Rian M. Hasson Charles, Stanley W. Ashley, and Chandrajit P. Raut

Section 3 Head and Neck

12 Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer
Avinash V. Mantravadi and Michael G. Moore

13 Salivary Gland Cancer
Daniel Brickman and Neil D. Gross

14 Larynx Cancer
Emma B. Holliday, Blaine D. Smith, Neil D. Gross, Clifton D. Fuller, and David I. Rosenthal

15 Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
Emma B. Holliday, Michael E. Kupferman, Clifton D. Fuller, and Ehab Hanna

16 Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Jamie M. Pawlowski, Emma B. Holliday, and Clifton D. Fuller

Section 4 Urinary System

17 Renal Cell Carcinoma
Jonathan Mathias and Brian Rini

18 Bladder Cancer and Other Urothelial Sites
Michael C. Risk, Ayman Soubra, and Badrinath R. Konety

Section 5 Female Reproductive Cancer

19 Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Michael L. Pearl, Erin E. Stevens, and Joyce Varughese

20 Uterine Corpus Cancer
Mario Javier Pineda and John R. Lurain

21 Cervical Cancer
Merieme Klobocista, Mark H. Einstein, and Carolyn D. Runowicz

22 Vaginal Cancer
Christina Gauthreaux, Anna Kuan]Celarier, and Carolyn D. Runowicz

23 Vulvar Cancer
Carolyn D. Runowicz

24 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Alok Pant and John R. Lurain

Section 6 Male Reproductive Cancers

25 Testicular Cancer
Costantine Albany, Nasser Hanna, and Lawrence H. Einhorn

26 Prostate Cancer
Bobby C. Liaw and William K. Oh

27 Penile Cancer
David Bowes and Juanita Crook

Section 7 Breast Cancer

28 Breast Cancer, Including Brief Discussion of Male Breast Cancer
Elisavet Paplomata and Ruth O’Regan

Section 8 Hematologic Cancers

29 Myeloid Malignancies
Joshua F. Zeidner, Darshan Roy, Alexander Perl, and Ivana Gojo

30 Lymphoid Leukemias in Adults
Nilanjan Ghosh, Jocelyn L. Wozney, and Michael R. Grunwald

31 Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults
Satish Shanbhag and Richard Ambinder

32 Non]Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults
Loretta J. Nastoupil, Jean L. Koff, Leon Bernal]Mizrachi, and Christopher R. Flowers

33 Multiple Myeloma
Giada Bianchi and Kenneth C. Anderson

Section 9 Skin Cancer

34 Melanoma
Justin M. Ko, Alan C. Geller, and Susan M. Swetter

35 Non]Melanoma Skin Cancers
H. William Higgins, II and Martin A. Weinstock

Section 10 Endocrine Cancers

36 Thyroid Cancer
Maria E. Cabanillas, Steven P. Weitzman, Ramona Dadu, Ted Gansler, and Mark Zafereo

37 Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma and Pheochromocytoma
Robert Dreicer, Moshe C. Ornstein, Kriti Mittal, Jordan Reynolds, Joseph Klink, Christopher Przybycin, and Jorge A. Garcia

38 Pituitary Tumors
Adriana G. Ioachimescu and Nelson M. Oyesiku

39 Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Jonathan Strosberg

Section 11 Cancer of the Nervous System and Eye

40 Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nerves
D. Ryan Ormond, Alexandros Bouras, Michael Moore, Matthew Gary, Paula Province Warren, Roshan Prabhu, Kathleen M. Egan, Srikant Rangaraju, Christina Appin, Constantinos Hadjipanayis, Burt Nabors, Alfredo Voloschin, and Jeffrey J. Olson

41 Malignant Tumors of the Eye
Devron H. Char and Tia B. Cole

Section 12 Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors

42 Sarcomas of Bone in Adults
Mrinal Gounder, Yoshiya Yamada, and Nicola Fabbri

43 Sarcoma of Soft Tissue
Mrinal Gounder, Vinod Ravi, Yoshiya Yamada, Richard Carvajal, and Aimee Crago

Section 13 Cancer of Unknown Primary, Paraneoplastic Syndromes, and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

44 Cancer of Unknown Primary Site
John D. Hainsworth and F. Anthony Greco

45 Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Lorraine C. Pelosof and David E. Gerber

46 Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
Kiran K. Turaga

Section 14 Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology

47 Pediatric Cancers
Stephanie B. Dixon, Lisa M. Force, Pratiti Bandopadhayay, Peter Manley, Carlos Rodriguez]Galindo, Lewis B. Silverman, and Karen J. Marcus

Index

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 18/04/2018
      ISBN13: 9781118517642, 978-1118517642
      ISBN10: 1118517644

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Developed by the American Cancer Society this new textbook designed for a wide range of learners and practitioners comprehensively addresses all aspects of clinical management for cancer taking a balanced, authoritative and, -where possible- evidence-based stance and may be used in conjunction with the book, The American Cancer Society''s Principles of Oncology: Prevention to Survivorship.

      Edited by leading clinicians in the field and a stellar contributor list from the US and Europe, this book is written in an easy to understand style by multidisciplinary teams of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and other specialists, reflecting day-to-day decision-making and clinical practice. Input from pathologists, surgeons, radiologists, and other specialists is included wherever relevant and comprehensive treatment guidelines are provided by expert contributors where there is no standard recognized treatment. This book is an ideal resource for anyone seeking a practi

      Table of Contents

      Editorial Board and Reviewers

      List of Contributors

      Introduction

      Section 1 Thoracic Cancers

      1 Lung Cancer
      Suresh S. Ramalingam and Fadlo R. Khuri

      2 Other Thoracic Malignancies
      Brandon H. Tieu, Mehee Choi, Kyle Robinson, and Charles R. Thomas, Jr

      Section 2 Digestive System Cancers

      3 Esophageal Cancer
      Ravi Shridhar, Khaldoun Almhanna, Sarah E. Hoffe, Matthew Biagioli, Domenico Coppola, and Kenneth L. Meredith

      4 Gastric Adenocarcinoma
      Roger H. Kim, Quyen D. Chu, and Benjamin D. Li

      5 Small Bowel Cancer (Excluding Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and Carcinoid)
      Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, Roger H. Kim, Quyen D. Chu, and Benjamin D. Li

      6 Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
      Quyen D. Chu, Erkut Borazanci, Roger H. Kim, and Guillermo Sangster

      7 Liver Cancers
      Celina Ang, Sonia Reichert, and Randall F. Holcombe

      8 Biliary Tract Cancers/Cholangiocarcinomas
      Celina Ang, Sonia Reichert, and Randall F. Holcombe

      9 Colon and Rectal Cancer
      Lauren Kosinski, Ben George, Kiran K. Turaga, Candice A. Johnstone, and Mohammad Mahmoud

      10 Anal Cancer
      Cathy Eng, Ravi Shridhar, Emily Chan, Nataly Silva, Liana Tsikitis, Susan Hedlund, Michael D. Chuong, and Charles R. Thomas, Jr

      11 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
      Rian M. Hasson Charles, Stanley W. Ashley, and Chandrajit P. Raut

      Section 3 Head and Neck

      12 Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer
      Avinash V. Mantravadi and Michael G. Moore

      13 Salivary Gland Cancer
      Daniel Brickman and Neil D. Gross

      14 Larynx Cancer
      Emma B. Holliday, Blaine D. Smith, Neil D. Gross, Clifton D. Fuller, and David I. Rosenthal

      15 Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
      Emma B. Holliday, Michael E. Kupferman, Clifton D. Fuller, and Ehab Hanna

      16 Nasopharyngeal Cancer
      Jamie M. Pawlowski, Emma B. Holliday, and Clifton D. Fuller

      Section 4 Urinary System

      17 Renal Cell Carcinoma
      Jonathan Mathias and Brian Rini

      18 Bladder Cancer and Other Urothelial Sites
      Michael C. Risk, Ayman Soubra, and Badrinath R. Konety

      Section 5 Female Reproductive Cancer

      19 Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer
      Michael L. Pearl, Erin E. Stevens, and Joyce Varughese

      20 Uterine Corpus Cancer
      Mario Javier Pineda and John R. Lurain

      21 Cervical Cancer
      Merieme Klobocista, Mark H. Einstein, and Carolyn D. Runowicz

      22 Vaginal Cancer
      Christina Gauthreaux, Anna Kuan]Celarier, and Carolyn D. Runowicz

      23 Vulvar Cancer
      Carolyn D. Runowicz

      24 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
      Alok Pant and John R. Lurain

      Section 6 Male Reproductive Cancers

      25 Testicular Cancer
      Costantine Albany, Nasser Hanna, and Lawrence H. Einhorn

      26 Prostate Cancer
      Bobby C. Liaw and William K. Oh

      27 Penile Cancer
      David Bowes and Juanita Crook

      Section 7 Breast Cancer

      28 Breast Cancer, Including Brief Discussion of Male Breast Cancer
      Elisavet Paplomata and Ruth O’Regan

      Section 8 Hematologic Cancers

      29 Myeloid Malignancies
      Joshua F. Zeidner, Darshan Roy, Alexander Perl, and Ivana Gojo

      30 Lymphoid Leukemias in Adults
      Nilanjan Ghosh, Jocelyn L. Wozney, and Michael R. Grunwald

      31 Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults
      Satish Shanbhag and Richard Ambinder

      32 Non]Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults
      Loretta J. Nastoupil, Jean L. Koff, Leon Bernal]Mizrachi, and Christopher R. Flowers

      33 Multiple Myeloma
      Giada Bianchi and Kenneth C. Anderson

      Section 9 Skin Cancer

      34 Melanoma
      Justin M. Ko, Alan C. Geller, and Susan M. Swetter

      35 Non]Melanoma Skin Cancers
      H. William Higgins, II and Martin A. Weinstock

      Section 10 Endocrine Cancers

      36 Thyroid Cancer
      Maria E. Cabanillas, Steven P. Weitzman, Ramona Dadu, Ted Gansler, and Mark Zafereo

      37 Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma and Pheochromocytoma
      Robert Dreicer, Moshe C. Ornstein, Kriti Mittal, Jordan Reynolds, Joseph Klink, Christopher Przybycin, and Jorge A. Garcia

      38 Pituitary Tumors
      Adriana G. Ioachimescu and Nelson M. Oyesiku

      39 Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
      Jonathan Strosberg

      Section 11 Cancer of the Nervous System and Eye

      40 Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nerves
      D. Ryan Ormond, Alexandros Bouras, Michael Moore, Matthew Gary, Paula Province Warren, Roshan Prabhu, Kathleen M. Egan, Srikant Rangaraju, Christina Appin, Constantinos Hadjipanayis, Burt Nabors, Alfredo Voloschin, and Jeffrey J. Olson

      41 Malignant Tumors of the Eye
      Devron H. Char and Tia B. Cole

      Section 12 Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors

      42 Sarcomas of Bone in Adults
      Mrinal Gounder, Yoshiya Yamada, and Nicola Fabbri

      43 Sarcoma of Soft Tissue
      Mrinal Gounder, Vinod Ravi, Yoshiya Yamada, Richard Carvajal, and Aimee Crago

      Section 13 Cancer of Unknown Primary, Paraneoplastic Syndromes, and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

      44 Cancer of Unknown Primary Site
      John D. Hainsworth and F. Anthony Greco

      45 Paraneoplastic Syndromes
      Lorraine C. Pelosof and David E. Gerber

      46 Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
      Kiran K. Turaga

      Section 14 Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology

      47 Pediatric Cancers
      Stephanie B. Dixon, Lisa M. Force, Pratiti Bandopadhayay, Peter Manley, Carlos Rodriguez]Galindo, Lewis B. Silverman, and Karen J. Marcus

      Index

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