Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Cancer (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2022)

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateur : Farghaly Samir A.

Couverture de l’ouvrage Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Cancer

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This new edition features updated information on all aspects of the diagnosis and management of ovarian cancer. Embracing knowledge from around the world, this multidisciplinary book discusses current approaches to ovarian cancer that have helped stabilize the rate of both incidences and fatality for the disease. The chapters focus on genetic screening and advances in management, including the optimization of chemotherapeutic agents, gene therapy, and the latest laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques. Further chapters address psychosocial and quality-of-life issues as well. The book is a must-have resource for wide range of practitioners who care for patients with ovarian cancer and researchers who study the disease.

1. Ovarian Cancer Epidemiology.- 2. Ovarian Cancer Screening and Early Detection.- 3. Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers.- 4. Hereditary Ovarian Cancer.- 5. Ovarian Cancer Pathology.- 6. Current Management of Patients with Early-stage Ovarian Cancer.- 7. Treatment of Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer.- 8. Management of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer.- 9. Overview of Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapy.- 10. Management of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer with Peritoneal Metastases.- 11. Targeted Molecular Therapy for Ovarian Cancer Patients.- 12. Ovarian Cancer in the Pediatric Population.- 13. Quality of Life in Women with Ovarian Cancer.

Samir A. Farghaly, MD, PhD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Joan and Sanford Weill Cornell University Medical Center - New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center- Cornell University

New York, NY

USA

Samir A. Farghaly is a physician/scientist and national and international expert in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Joan and Sanford I. Weill College of Medicine, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, and the New York Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center at Cornell University. He received his M.D. from London University and his PhD degree in Molecular Biology from London University. He was affiliated with major London University teaching hospitals, Columbia University College of Physicians, and Surgeons/ Columbia University Medical Center.

Features current and emerging practices in the diagnosis and management of ovarian cancer Discusses new advances in genetic screening, chemotherapy, gene therapy, laparoscopy, and robotic surgery An up-to-date resource for practitioners and researchers