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Book Synopsis
Developed by the American Cancer Society this new textbook designed for a wide range of learners and practitioners is a comprehensive reference covering the diagnosis of cancer, and a range of related issues that are key to a multidisciplinary approach to cancer and critical to cancer control and may be used in conjunction with the book, The American Cancer Society''s Oncology in Practice: Clinical Management. 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 anyon

Table of Contents

Editorial Board and Reviewers viii

List of Contributors ix

Introduction xv

Section 1 | Cancer Causes, Prevention, and Early Detection 1

1 Descriptive Epidemiology 3
Rebecca L. Siegel, Kimberly D. Miller, and Ahmedin Jemal

2 Fundamentals of Cancer Epidemiology 15
Susan M. Gapstur and Eric J. Jacobs

3 Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cancer Incidence and Mortality 23
Gopal K. Singh and Ahmedin Jemal

4 The Global Burden of Cancer 33
Ahmedin Jemal and Lindsey A. Torre

5 Counseling and Testing for Inherited Predisposition to Cancer 45
Emily Glogowski, Kasmintan A. Schrader, Kelly L. Stratton, and Kenneth Offit

6 Tobacco 58
Thomas J. Glynn, Richard D. Hurt, and J. Lee Westmaas

7 Microbial Carcinogens 72
Edgar P. Simard and Ahmedin Jemal

8 Environmental and Occupational Carcinogens 81
Elizabeth Ward

9 Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention 92
Stacey Fedewa, Rebecca L. Siegel, Colleen Doyle, Marji L. McCullough, and Alpa V. Patel

10 Sun Protection 99
Andrew C. Walls and Martin A. Weinstock

11 Screening and Early Detection 110
Robert A. Smith, Otis W. Brawley, and Richard C. Wender

Section 2 | Cancer Biology 137

12 The Principles and Drivers of Cancer 139
Charles Saxe and William C. Phelps

Section 3 | Diagnosis 153

13 Imaging in Oncology 155
Andreas G. Wibmer, Andreas M. Hötker, Maura Miccò, David M. Panicek, and Hedvig Hricak

14 The Pathologic Evaluation of Neoplastic Diseases 164
John D. Pfeifer and Mark R. Wick

15 Cancer Staging 184
Frederick L. Greene and Lauren A. Kosinski

Section 4 | Treatment Modalities 191

16 Surgical Oncology Overview 193
M. Andrew Sicard and Benjamin D. Li

17 Radiotherapy 204
Curtiland Deville, Jr., Gaurav Shukla, Ramesh Rengan, and Charles R. Thomas, Jr.

18 Cytotoxic Chemotherapy 220
R. Donald Harvey and Fadlo R. Khuri

19 Hormonal Therapy for Cancer 236
Amelia B. Zelnak and Bradley C. Carthon

20 Immunotherapy of Cancer 244
Diwakar Davar, Ahmad A. Tarhini, and John M. Kirkwood

21 Targeted Therapies 267
Elizabeth Kessler, Paul Brittain, S. Lindsey Davis, Stephen Leong, S. Gail Eckhardt, and Christopher H. Lieu

22 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Cancer 284
Joshua F. Zeidner, Christopher G. Kanakry, and Leo Luznik

23 Diet, Physical Activity, and Weight Control for Cancer Patients and Survivors 293
Wendy Demark]Wahnefried, Laura Q. Rogers, Catherine M. Alfano, Cynthia A. Thomson, Kerry S. Courneya, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Nicole L. Stout, Elizabeth Kvale, Heidi Ganzer, Ted Gansler, and Jennifer A. Ligibel

24 Clinical Trials 306
Olwen M. Hahn and Richard L. Schilsky

25 Complementary and Alternative (Integrative) Oncology 315
Gabriel Lopez, Richard Lee, M. Kay Garcia, Alejandro Chaoul, and Lorenzo Cohen

Section 5 | Geriatric Oncology 323

26 Geriatric Oncology 325
Arvind M. Shinde, Sumanta K. Pal, and Arti Hurria

Section 6 | Symptom Management, Palliative Care, Complications and Toxicities of Treatment, Patient]Reported Outcomes, etc. 333

27 Palliative and Supportive Care 335
Rony Dev and Eduardo Bruera

28 Sexuality and Fertility 359
Jeanne Carter, Shari B. Goldfarb, Yukio Sonoda, Christian J. Nelson, Maura N. Dickler, and John P. Mulhall

29 Psychiatric Issues in Cancer Patients 379
Andrew J. Roth and Adrienne Jaeger

30 Oncologic Emergencies 393
Mark A. Lewis, William J. Hogan, and Timothy J. Moynihan

31 Patient]Reported Outcomes in Cancer: Application and Utility in Clinical Practice and Research 409
Kevin D. Stein, Tenbroeck Smith, Joseph E. Bauer, Deborah L. Driscoll, and Dexter L. Cooper

32 Survivorship Care 419
Emily Tonorezos, Shrujal S. Baxi, Victoria Blinder, Darren R. Feldman, Danielle Novetsky Friedman, Matthew Matasar, Talya Salz, Armin Shahrokni, and Kevin C. Oeffinger

Index 437

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 23/02/2018
      ISBN13: 9781119468844, 978-1119468844
      ISBN10: 1119468841

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Developed by the American Cancer Society this new textbook designed for a wide range of learners and practitioners is a comprehensive reference covering the diagnosis of cancer, and a range of related issues that are key to a multidisciplinary approach to cancer and critical to cancer control and may be used in conjunction with the book, The American Cancer Society''s Oncology in Practice: Clinical Management. 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 anyon

      Table of Contents

      Editorial Board and Reviewers viii

      List of Contributors ix

      Introduction xv

      Section 1 | Cancer Causes, Prevention, and Early Detection 1

      1 Descriptive Epidemiology 3
      Rebecca L. Siegel, Kimberly D. Miller, and Ahmedin Jemal

      2 Fundamentals of Cancer Epidemiology 15
      Susan M. Gapstur and Eric J. Jacobs

      3 Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cancer Incidence and Mortality 23
      Gopal K. Singh and Ahmedin Jemal

      4 The Global Burden of Cancer 33
      Ahmedin Jemal and Lindsey A. Torre

      5 Counseling and Testing for Inherited Predisposition to Cancer 45
      Emily Glogowski, Kasmintan A. Schrader, Kelly L. Stratton, and Kenneth Offit

      6 Tobacco 58
      Thomas J. Glynn, Richard D. Hurt, and J. Lee Westmaas

      7 Microbial Carcinogens 72
      Edgar P. Simard and Ahmedin Jemal

      8 Environmental and Occupational Carcinogens 81
      Elizabeth Ward

      9 Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention 92
      Stacey Fedewa, Rebecca L. Siegel, Colleen Doyle, Marji L. McCullough, and Alpa V. Patel

      10 Sun Protection 99
      Andrew C. Walls and Martin A. Weinstock

      11 Screening and Early Detection 110
      Robert A. Smith, Otis W. Brawley, and Richard C. Wender

      Section 2 | Cancer Biology 137

      12 The Principles and Drivers of Cancer 139
      Charles Saxe and William C. Phelps

      Section 3 | Diagnosis 153

      13 Imaging in Oncology 155
      Andreas G. Wibmer, Andreas M. Hötker, Maura Miccò, David M. Panicek, and Hedvig Hricak

      14 The Pathologic Evaluation of Neoplastic Diseases 164
      John D. Pfeifer and Mark R. Wick

      15 Cancer Staging 184
      Frederick L. Greene and Lauren A. Kosinski

      Section 4 | Treatment Modalities 191

      16 Surgical Oncology Overview 193
      M. Andrew Sicard and Benjamin D. Li

      17 Radiotherapy 204
      Curtiland Deville, Jr., Gaurav Shukla, Ramesh Rengan, and Charles R. Thomas, Jr.

      18 Cytotoxic Chemotherapy 220
      R. Donald Harvey and Fadlo R. Khuri

      19 Hormonal Therapy for Cancer 236
      Amelia B. Zelnak and Bradley C. Carthon

      20 Immunotherapy of Cancer 244
      Diwakar Davar, Ahmad A. Tarhini, and John M. Kirkwood

      21 Targeted Therapies 267
      Elizabeth Kessler, Paul Brittain, S. Lindsey Davis, Stephen Leong, S. Gail Eckhardt, and Christopher H. Lieu

      22 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Cancer 284
      Joshua F. Zeidner, Christopher G. Kanakry, and Leo Luznik

      23 Diet, Physical Activity, and Weight Control for Cancer Patients and Survivors 293
      Wendy Demark]Wahnefried, Laura Q. Rogers, Catherine M. Alfano, Cynthia A. Thomson, Kerry S. Courneya, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Nicole L. Stout, Elizabeth Kvale, Heidi Ganzer, Ted Gansler, and Jennifer A. Ligibel

      24 Clinical Trials 306
      Olwen M. Hahn and Richard L. Schilsky

      25 Complementary and Alternative (Integrative) Oncology 315
      Gabriel Lopez, Richard Lee, M. Kay Garcia, Alejandro Chaoul, and Lorenzo Cohen

      Section 5 | Geriatric Oncology 323

      26 Geriatric Oncology 325
      Arvind M. Shinde, Sumanta K. Pal, and Arti Hurria

      Section 6 | Symptom Management, Palliative Care, Complications and Toxicities of Treatment, Patient]Reported Outcomes, etc. 333

      27 Palliative and Supportive Care 335
      Rony Dev and Eduardo Bruera

      28 Sexuality and Fertility 359
      Jeanne Carter, Shari B. Goldfarb, Yukio Sonoda, Christian J. Nelson, Maura N. Dickler, and John P. Mulhall

      29 Psychiatric Issues in Cancer Patients 379
      Andrew J. Roth and Adrienne Jaeger

      30 Oncologic Emergencies 393
      Mark A. Lewis, William J. Hogan, and Timothy J. Moynihan

      31 Patient]Reported Outcomes in Cancer: Application and Utility in Clinical Practice and Research 409
      Kevin D. Stein, Tenbroeck Smith, Joseph E. Bauer, Deborah L. Driscoll, and Dexter L. Cooper

      32 Survivorship Care 419
      Emily Tonorezos, Shrujal S. Baxi, Victoria Blinder, Darren R. Feldman, Danielle Novetsky Friedman, Matthew Matasar, Talya Salz, Armin Shahrokni, and Kevin C. Oeffinger

      Index 437

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