| Description |
1 online resource (363 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Preface -- Dedication -- List of Contributors -- Cancer Types -- Amal F. Alshammary1,*,#, Mashael Al-Toub1,*,#, Maha F. Almutairi2, Mohammed Bakar3, Haifa F. Alshammary4, Arwa F.Q.B. Alanazi5, Amani F.Q.B. Alanazi6, Norah A. Alturki1, Haifa Alhawas7 and Asma Alanazi7 -- INTRODUCTION -- Definition -- Nomenclature -- CHARACTERISTICS OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT TUMOURS -- CLASSIFICATION -- Carcinoma -- Lung Cancer -- Breast Cancer -- Pancreatic Cancer -- Prostate Cancer -- Types of Prostate Cancer -- Acinar Adenocarcinoma |
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Prostatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma -- Transitional Cell or Urethral Cancer -- Squamous Cell Cancer -- Small Cell Prostate Cancer -- Neuroendocrine Tumors -- Sarcoma -- Pathophysiology -- Approach to Diagnosis and Further Assessment -- Colorectal Cancer -- Epidemiology and Risk Factors -- Symptoms -- Screening -- Cervical Cancer -- Epidemiology -- Pathophysiology -- Sarcoma -- Bone Tumor -- Cartilage Tumor -- Liposarcoma -- Brain Tumor -- Mixed-Origin Carcinoma-Sarcoma Tumors -- Gastrointestinal Cancer -- Melanoma -- Skin Cancer -- Lymphoid Malignancy -- Germ Cell Tumors |
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Testicular Germ Cell Tumors -- Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors -- Blastoma -- Neuroblastoma -- CONCLUSION -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Diagnosis of Cancer -- Fayez Alelyani1,*, Anas Abdulhamid Seday2, Mashael Al-Toub3 and Adnan Alwatban4 -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOPSY -- ENDOSCOPY -- DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING -- The Use of Imaging Diagnoses -- Imaging Tests are Used for Cancer in Many Ways -- Perfections of Imaging Diagnosis -- Imaging Scan Types -- BLOOD TESTS (TUMOR MARKERS) -- Tumor Markers (Cancer Biomarkers) -- Circulating Tumor Markers -- CTCs -- CEA |
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PSA -- CONCLUSION -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Treatment of Cancer -- Naif AlEnazi1,*, Ayisha Q. Alanazi2, Mohammed W. Al-Rabia3 and Fahad Albisi4 -- INTRODUCTION -- Types of Cancer Surgery -- DIAGNOSTIC SURGERY -- Open Biopsy -- Advantages of Open Biopsy -- Disadvantages of Open Biopsy -- Incisional Biopsy -- Punch Biopsy -- Excisional Biopsy -- Needle Biopsy -- Fine-Needle Aspiration -- Core Needle Biopsy -- ENDOSCOPY -- Laparoscopy -- Laparotomy -- Analysis of the Biopsy Results -- STAGING SURGERY |
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Clinical Staging and Pathological Staging -- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Biopsy -- CURATIVE SURGERY -- Types of Curative Surgery -- Excisional Surgery -- Laser Surgery -- Cryosurgery -- Electrosurgery -- Mohs Micrographic Surgery -- Preoperative or Post-Operative Chemotherapy and Radiation -- Preoperative Chemotherapy and Radiation -- Post-Operative Chemotherapy and Radiation -- Preoperative Chemotherapy with Post-Operative Radiation Therapy -- DEBULKING -- Patient Suitability for Debulking -- Debulking for Ovarian Cancer -- Complications of Debulking -- PALLIATIVE SURGERY -- Bowel Surgery |
| Summary |
Today, treatment options for cancer patients typically include surgery, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and chemotherapy. While these therapies have saved lives and reduced pain and suffering, cancer still takes millions of lives every year around the world. Researchers are now developing advanced therapeutic strategies such as immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and combination nanotechnology for drug delivery. In addition, the identification of new biomarkers |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Palliative Mastectomy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Molecular aspects.
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Cancer cells -- Growth.
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Cell proliferation -- Molecular aspects.
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Cancer cells -- Growth
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Cancer -- Molecular aspects
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Cell proliferation -- Molecular aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789815124606 |
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9815124609 |
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