Cancer Screening

by Aziz, Khalid; Wu, George Y.; Srivastava, Pramod, M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780896038653
• ISBN10: 0896038653
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

In Cancer Screening: A Practical Guide for Physicians, a panel of highly experienced clinicians and researchers from around the world present their up-to-date screening techniques for a wide variety of cancers. The techniques range from screening for breast, gynecological, and gastrointestinal cancers, to testing for urogenital, dermatological, and respiratory cancers. In addition to providing the busy practitioner with quick access to guidelines for particular cancers, the epidemiology and biology of the various cancers, as well as the sensitivity and specificity of the methods, are discussed in detail. Authoritative and physician-friendly, Cancer Screening: A Practical Guide for Physicians offers to all internists, oncologists, various subspecialists, and primary care physicians a concise practical review of cancer screening designed specifically for daily use in the consulting room.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface	vii
Contributors	xi
Algorithms	xvii
Part I Introduction
Principles of Cancer Screening	3	(10)
Maurie Markman
Part II Screening for Breast and Gynecological Cancers
Screening for Breast Cancer	13	(14)
Kristen Zarfos
Peter J. Deckers
Screening for Cervical Cancer	27	(16)
Amreen Husain
William J. Hoskins
Screening for Ovarian Cancer	43	(20)
Beth E. Nelson
Allan R. Mayer
Screening for Endometrial Cancer	63	(24)
Allan R. Mayer
Beth E. Nelson
Part III Screening for Gastrointestinal Cancers
Screening for Colorectal Cancer	87	(24)
Kittichai Promrat
Khalid Aziz
George Y. Wu
Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma	111	(18)
Kirti Shetty
Khalid Aziz
George Y. Wu
Screening for Oropharyngeal Cancer	129	(12)
Krishnamoorthy Srinivasan
Mohan Kameswaram
Part IV Screening for Urogenital Cancers
Screening for Prostate Cancer	141	(20)
Peter C. Albertsen
Screening for Testicular Cancer	161	(12)
Charles G. Petrunin
Craig R. Nichols
Part V Dermatological Cancers
Screening for Skin Cancer	173	(22)
Marti J. Rothe
Tracy L. Bialy
Jane M. Grant-Kels
Part VI Screening for Respiratory Cancers
Screening for Lung Cancer	195	(16)
Michael J. McNamee
Part VII Screening for Cancers in High-Risk Groups
Screening for Esophageal Cancer in High Risk Groups: Barrett's Esophagus	211	(16)
Elisabeth I. Heath
Marcia I. F. Canto
Screening for Esophageal Cancer in China	227	(14)
You-Lin Qiao
Guoqing Wang
Screening for Liver Cancer in China	241	(14)
Boheng Zhang
Binghui Yang
Screening for Gastric Cancer in Japan	255	(16)
Masao Ichinose
Naohisa Yahagi
Masashi Oka
Hitoshi Ikeda
Kaumasa Miki
Masao Omata
Part VIII Future Prospects in Cancer Screening
Advanced Imaging Technology for Future Cancer Screening	271	(14)
Jeff L. Fidler
Molecular Genetics and Cancer Screening: Current Status and Future Prospects	285	(18)
Zhong Ling
Khalid Aziz
George Y. Wu
Part IX Medicolegal Aspects of Cancer Screening
Medicolegal Issues in Cancer Screening	303	(12)
Charlotte Brooks
Index	315