EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ENDOCRINE TUMORS

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ENDOCRINE TUMORS

Editorial:
ACADEMIC PRESS
Año de edición:
Materia
Oncología
ISBN:
978-0-12-822187-7
Páginas:
568
N. de edición:
1
Idioma:
Inglés
Disponibilidad:
Disponible en 10 días

Descuento:

-5%

Antes:

182,00 €

Despues:

172,90 €

Part I: Introduction and the Cancer Problem
1. Endocrine Glands
2. Biology of Cancer
3. Immunology
4. The Epidemic and Prevalence of Endocrine Tumors
5. Cancer Prevention
6. Diagnostic Evaluation

Part II: Specific Endocrine Tumors
7. Hypothalamic Tumors
8. Pituitary Tumors
9. Pineal Tumors
10. Thyroid Tumors
11. Parathyroid Tumors
12. Thymus Tumors
13. Adrenal Cortex Tumors
14. Adrenal Medulla Tumors
15. Pancreatic Tumors
16. Inherited Tumor Syndromes
17. Ovarian Tumors
18. Testicular Tumors

Part III: Treatment of Endocrine Tumors
19. Surgical Oncology
20. Radiation Therapy
21. Chemotherapy
22. Immunotherapy
23. Gene Therapy

• Supplies information about the epidemiology of various endocrine tumors, both benign and malignant, to endocrinologists, oncologists and related health care professionals
• Focuses on the impact upon costs and patient deaths due to complications of these tumors
• Describes how endocrine tumors affect various age groups and ethnicities, discussing the prevention of endocrine tumors
• Presents chapters on Cancer Problem, Specific Endocrine Tumors, Prevention, Detection and Diagnosis, and Treatment of Endocrine Tumors
• Provides review questions with an answer key and detailed glossary

Authors
• Jahangir Moini, Professor of Science and Health (retired), Eastern Florida State College, Palm Bay, FL, USA.
• Craig Badolato, Cancer Care Centers of Brevard, Melbourne, FL, USA.
• Raheleh Ahangari, Associate Professor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences and College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA