topic:"Combined Modality Therapy" found 30 records - Provincial Hospitals Library Catalogue

Cancer in the spine : comprehensive care

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McLain, Robert F. --Totowa, NJ: Humana Press , 2006.

Call Number: WE 725 C215 2006

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: WE 725 C215 2006

Author: McLain, Robert F

Place of Publication: Totowa, NJ

Publisher: Humana Press

Date of Publication: 2006

Physical Description: 379 p.

Series Title: Current clinical oncology

ISBN: 1588290743

Subjects (MeSH): Spinal Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Combination Therapy

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Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program. [Halifax, NS]: Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program , 2018.

Pamphlet Number: 0004

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Combination therapy is when more than one cancer treatment is used. This pamphlet lists the different types of treatments and introduces why each one may be used with direction to more information. It lists suggested questions to ask your health care team.

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Corporate Author: Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program

Place of Publication: [Halifax, NS]

Publisher: Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program

Date of Publication: 2018

Format: Pamphlet

Language: English

Physical Description: 1 electronic document (4 p.) : digital, PDF file

Subjects (MeSH): Combined Modality Therapy; Neoplasms - therapy

Subjects (LCSH): Cancer--Treatment; Combined modality therapy

Specialty: Medical Oncology; Therapeutics

Abstract: Combination therapy is when more than one cancer treatment is used. This pamphlet lists the different types of treatments and introduces why each one may be used with direction to more information. It lists suggested questions to ask your health care team.

Notes: Patient & family guide

Responsibility: prepared by Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program

Pamphlet Number: 0004

Competency in combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy : integrated and split treatment

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Riba, Michelle. --Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press , 2005.

Call Number: WM 140 R482c 2005

Location: Nova Scotia Hospital

Call Number: WM 140 R482c 2005

Author: Riba, Michelle

Other Authors: Balon, Richard

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: American Psychiatric Press

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: 156 p.

ISBN: 1585621439

Subjects (MeSH): Mental Disorders - therapy; Clinical Competence; Combined Modality Therapy; Psychotherapy

Format: Book

Location: Nova Scotia Hospital

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Controversies in the management of gynecological cancers

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Jonathan A. Ledermann, Carien L. Creutzberg, Michael A. Quinn, editors. --London: Springer , c2014.

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Gynecological cancers are some of the most commonly occurring malignancies in women. Despite their high incidence, treatment and management of these cancers remain controversial, with conflicting evidence about many aspects of the disease. Controversies in the Management of Gynecological Cancers offers a unique assessment of the opposing sides of the controversial issues associated with gynecological cancers, and aims to provide professionals in the field with a keener sense of the underlying e…

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Other Authors: Ledermann, Jonathan A; Creutzberg, Carien L; Quinn, Michael A

Responsibility: Jonathan A. Ledermann, Carien L. Creutzberg, Michael A. Quinn, editors

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 349 pages)

ISBN: 9780857299109 (electronic bk.); 9780857299093

Subjects (MeSH): Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Combined Modality Therapy; Genital Neoplasms, Female - diagnosis; Genital Neoplasms, Female - therapy; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)

Subjects (LCSH): Generative organs, Female - Cancer - Treatment; Genital Neoplasms, Female - therapy

Abstract: Gynecological cancers are some of the most commonly occurring malignancies in women. Despite their high incidence, treatment and management of these cancers remain controversial, with conflicting evidence about many aspects of the disease. Controversies in the Management of Gynecological Cancers offers a unique assessment of the opposing sides of the controversial issues associated with gynecological cancers, and aims to provide professionals in the field with a keener sense of the underlying evidence-base and a starting point from which to follow the ongoing debate. A section on the direction of future research to resolve these issues completes the discussion in each chapter. This book will appeal to specialists, trainees and healthcare workers in gynecological oncology, gynecologists, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists, and is an excellent starting point for anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of the complex nature of the management of gynecological malignancy.

Contents: 1. Controversies in the Treatment of Women with Early Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer -- 2. Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: When to Treat and How to Assess -- 3. New Views of Ovarian Carcinoma Types: How will this Change Practice? -- 4. Lymphadenectomy in Endometrial Cancer: The Controversy Rages Unabated -- 5. What is the Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Endometrial Cancer? -- 6. Chemotherapy and/or Targeted Therapies for Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Time to Rethink? -- 7. Is Cervix Cancer a Disappearing Disease? Impact of HPV Vaccination in Developed Countries -- 8. What is the Role of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy in Advanced Cervical Cancer? -- 9. Response as a Measure of Treatment Efficacy in Clinical Trials: Should RECIST Be Abandoned? -- 10. What are the Treatment Options for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer? -- 11. How To Study Rare Gynaecological Tumours: Trials or Registries? -- 12. What is the Best Treatment Model for Gynaecological Cancers? Does Centralization Help? -- 13. When Should Surgery be Performed for the First-Line Treatment of Advanced Ovarian Cancer? -- 14. Does Intraperitoneal Therapy for Ovarian Cancer have a Future? -- 15. Maintenance Therapy for First-Line Treatment of Ovarian CancerIs this the Strategy for the Future? -- 16. What is the Value of Lymphadenectomy in Early Ovarian Cancer? -- 17. Sentinel Node BiopsyDoes it Help in the Management of Vulvar Cancer? -- 18. Controversies in the Management of Advanced Vulvar Cancer -- 19. Bowel Obstruction in Ovarian Cancer: To Operate or Not? -- 20. Early Cervical Cancer: Can Fertility be Safely Preserved? -- 21. What is the Role of PET/CT in Gynaecologic Cancers? -- 22. Do Intensity-Modulated Radiation, Image-Guided Radiation, and 3D Brachytherapy Significantly Advance Radiotherapeutic Management of Gynecologic Cancers? -- 23. What is the Place of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Ovarian, Endometrial, and Breast Cancer? -- 24. Familial Gynaecological Cancers: Whom to Screen and How to Manage? -- 25. Trial Design: Should Randomized Phase III Trials in Gynaecological Cancers be Abandoned? -- 26. How Should Early Gestational Trophoblastic Disease be Managed? -- 27. Should Every Woman with Gynaecologic Cancer Undergo Routine Screening for Psychological Distress and Sexual Dysfunction? -- 28. How Should Gynaecological Sarcomas be Managed? -- 29. What is the Future of Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer?

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Location: Online

Diagnosis and Management of Testicular Cancer : The European Point of View

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Susanne Krege, editor. --Cham: Springer , c2015.

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This book presents the views of leading European experts on the diagnosis and management of testicular cancer, with coverage of current hot topics in the field. It opens by providing an overview of the recommendations in the most recent consensus paper from the European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group, which is based on interdisciplinary cooperation among urologists, medical oncologists, radio-oncologists, pathologists, and basic scientists. The remainder of the book focuses on areas of contro…

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Other Authors: Krege, Susanne

Other Authors: European Germ Cell Cancer Group

Responsibility: Susanne Krege, editor

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 135 p. : 9 illus. in color)

ISBN: 9783319174679; 9783319174662 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Combined Modality Therapy; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - diagnosis; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - therapy; Prognosis; Testicular Neoplasms - diagnosis; Testicular Neoplasms - therapy

Abstract: This book presents the views of leading European experts on the diagnosis and management of testicular cancer, with coverage of current hot topics in the field. It opens by providing an overview of the recommendations in the most recent consensus paper from the European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group, which is based on interdisciplinary cooperation among urologists, medical oncologists, radio-oncologists, pathologists, and basic scientists. The remainder of the book focuses on areas of controversy in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of testicular cancer. In each case the evidence base is discussed and results from the most recent studies are reviewed, drawing attention to new findings that might alter treatment recommendations. The treatment-related chapters cover a broad range of issues, including the best approach in patients with poor-prognosis and recurrent disease and those with long-term toxicities. Relevant aspects of survivorship care are also addressed. The book will help clinicians and practitioners to achieve the goals of minimizing therapy and its side-effects without reducing efficacy in low stage disease, improving the cure rate in advanced disease, and enhancing follow-up and long-term survivorship.

Contents: Part I. Overview of the Latest Recommendations of the European Germ Cell Cancer Group -- 1. Latest Recommendations of the European Germ Cell Cancer Group on Diagnosis and Treatment of Germ Cell Cancer -- Part II. Special Topics About Controversial Aspects, New Results from Studies, Which Might Change Treatment Recommendations and Long-Term-Survivorship -- 2. Is There Still an Indication for Radiotherapy in Seminoma Clinical Stages I–IIA/B? -- 3. How Should We Treat Clinical Stage I (CSI) Nonseminoma -- 4. Is There Still an Indication for Primary RPLND in Clinical Stage I Non-seminoma? -- 5. Metastatic Germ Cell Cancer: The Intermediate-Prognosis Risk Category -- 6. Poor-Prognosis Germ Cell Tumours -- 7. How Should Patients with Recurrent Disease Be Treated Actually? -- 8. Prognostic Factors at Initial Presentation and in Recurrent Disease -- 9. Postchemotherapy Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection -- 10. What Are the Recent Recommendations for Follow-Up in Testicular Cancer? -- 11. What Are the Long-Term Toxicities to Be Controlled and Treated? -- 12. Consequences of the Disease and Its Treatment Concerning Sexuality and Fertility.

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False hope : bone marrow transplantation for breast cancer

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Rettig, Richard A. --New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2007.

Call Number: WP 11 AA1 F197 2007

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: WP 11 AA1 F197 2007

Author: Rettig, Richard A

Other Authors: Jacobson, Peter D; Farquhar, Cynthia M

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication: 2007

Physical Description: 355 p.

ISBN: 9780195187762

Subjects (MeSH): Breast Neoplasms - therapy - United States; Breast Neoplasms - history - United States; Bone Marrow Transplantation - history - United States; Transplantation, Autologous - history - United States; Combined Modality Therapy - history - United States

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Functional Preservation and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Radiotherapy

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edited by P. M. Harari, N. P. Connor, C. Grau. --Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer , c2009.

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Author: Harari, P. M

Other Authors: Connor, N. P; Grau, C

Responsibility: edited by P. M. Harari, N. P. Connor, C. Grau

Place of Publication: Berlin, Heidelberg

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2009

Series: Medical radiology. Radiation oncology

Series Title: Medical radiology (Series)

ISBN: 9783540732327

Subjects (MeSH): Combined Modality Therapy; Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Quality of Life; Treatment Outcome

Subjects (LCSH): Radiotherapy; Oncology

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Gastrointestinal Malignancies : A Practical Guide on Treatment Techniques

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Suzanne Russo, Sarah Hoffe, Edward Kim, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2018.

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This book is a practical guide on how best to incorporate advanced radiation therapy techniques into the multimodality treatment of a wide range of gastrointestinal tumors, including esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, hepatobiliary malignancies (primary and metastatic liver tumors, intrahepatic, perihilar, and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas, and gallbladder cancer), pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, and carcinoma of the anal canal. Practical considerations when treating patients with exte…

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Other Authors: Russo, Suzanne; Hoffe, Sarah; Kim, Edward

Responsibility: Suzanne Russo, Sarah Hoffe, Edward Kim, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 373 p.) : 90 illus., 85 illus. in color

Series Title: Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology

ISBN: 9783319649009; 9783319648996 (print ed.); 9783319649016 (print ed.)

ISSN: 2522-5715

Subjects (MeSH): Combined Modality Therapy; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Specialty: Gastroenterology; Medical Oncology

Abstract: This book is a practical guide on how best to incorporate advanced radiation therapy techniques into the multimodality treatment of a wide range of gastrointestinal tumors, including esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, hepatobiliary malignancies (primary and metastatic liver tumors, intrahepatic, perihilar, and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas, and gallbladder cancer), pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, and carcinoma of the anal canal. Practical considerations when treating patients with external beam radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, particle therapy, and stereotactic body radiation therapy are clearly explained. Detailed attention is devoted to the safety and efficacy of radiotherapy in combination with current and emerging systemic therapies (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and biologic agents), surgery, and ablative therapy, and the advantages and disadvantages of alternative treatment approaches for different tumor types are carefully evaluated. The book will benefit radiation oncologists, medical and surgical oncologists, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, and other oncology professionals.

Contents: Part I. Esophageal Cancer -- 1. Proximal/Cervical Esophageal Cancer -- 2. Mid/Distal Esophageal Cancer and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer (Siewert Type I and II) -- Part II. Stomach Cancer -- 3. Gastric Cancer (Siewert Type III) -- Part III. Hepatobiliary Malignancies -- 4. Primary Liver Tumors: Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma -- 5. Gallbladder Cancer and Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma -- 6. Non-Colorectal Liver Metastases -- 7. Proton Beam Therapy for Hepatic Malignancies -- Part IV. Pancreatic Cancer -- 8. Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer -- 9. Locally Advanced/Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer -- Part V. Colorectal Cancer -- 10. Colon Cancer -- 11. Rectal Cancer -- 12. Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases -- Part VI. Anal Cancer -- 13. Carcinoma of the Anal Canal -- Part VII. General Considerations -- 14. Dosimetry and Physics Quality Assurance.

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Location: Online

Head and Neck Cancer : Multimodality Management

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Jacques Bernier, editor. (Second edition) --Cham: Springer , c2016.

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This second edition provides a comprehensive view of consolidated and innovative concepts, in terms of both diagnosis and treatment. Written by leading international physicians and investigators, this book emphasizes the necessity of combining local and systemic treatments to achieve the objective of yielding higher cure rates and lower toxicities. Heavily updated from the previous edition, it highlights new surgery and radiotherapy techniques, disease awareness, patient quality of life, and co…

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Other Authors: Bernier, Jacques

Responsibility: Jacques Bernier, editor

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 878 p. : 337 illus., 250 illus. in color)

ISBN: 9783319276014; 9783319275994 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Combined Modality Therapy - methods; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy

Abstract: This second edition provides a comprehensive view of consolidated and innovative concepts, in terms of both diagnosis and treatment. Written by leading international physicians and investigators, this book emphasizes the necessity of combining local and systemic treatments to achieve the objective of yielding higher cure rates and lower toxicities. Heavily updated from the previous edition, it highlights new surgery and radiotherapy techniques, disease awareness, patient quality of life, and comprehensive management. Head-and-neck cancers are a complex clinical entity and their response to treatment is also known to vary markedly in function of host-related factors. Notwithstanding the impressive progresses observed in the field of imaging, head and neck cancers are often diagnosed at a late stage and the presence of locally advanced disease in a significant number of patients implies the use of aggressive treatments in order to both ensure local disease control and reduce distant metastasis risks. In comparison with the first edition, Head and Neck Cancer, Second Edition provides a detailed update of innovative concepts in chemo- and bio-radiation, viral infection impact on tumor growth and response to treatment, and impact of tumor- and host-related factors on treatment outcome.

Contents: 1. Epidemiology and Aetiology of Head and Neck Cancers -- 2. Head and Neck Cancer Prevention -- 3. Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Head and Neck Tumors -- 4. Oncogenomics/Proteomics of Head and Neck Cancers -- 5. Genetics and Epigenetics of Head and Neck Cancer -- 6. Immunology of Head and Neck Cancer -- 7. Biomarkers in Head and Neck Cancer -- 8. HPV and EBV in Head and Neck Cancer -- 9. Head and Neck Cancer Staging and Prognosis. Perspectives of the UICC and the AJCC -- 10. Preclinical Models of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma -- 11. Translational Research in Head and Neck Oncology -- 12. Hypoxia in Head and Neck Cancers. Clinical Relevance and Treatment -- 13. Imaging of Head and Neck Cancers -- 14. Ultrasound Investigations in Head & Neck Cancer Patients -- 15. Sentinel Node Biopsy -- 16. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer -- 17. Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients -- 18. Proton Beam Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer -- 19. Principles of Systemic Chemotherapy for Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer -- 20. Molecular Targeted Therapies in Head and Neck Cancer -- 21. Laser Endoscopic Treatment -- 22. Transoral robotic surgery in head and neck cancer -- 23. Multidisciplinary Management of Skull Base and Superstructure Tumors -- 24. Multidisciplinary management of oral cavity and maxillary sinus cancers -- 25. Oral Oncology -- 26. Management of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma -- 27. Multidisciplinary management of oropharynx carcinomas -- 28. Multidisciplinary Management of Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma -- 29. Cancers of the Larynx. Tis, T1, T2 Evaluation and Management -- 30. Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Treatment of Laryngeal Cancers -- 31. Programs of Organ and Function Preservation -- 32. Principles and New Approaches in Surgical Reconstruction -- 33. Multidisciplinary treatment of the neck -- 34. Postoperative Management of High-Risk Resectable Head and Neck Cancer -- 35. Multidisciplinary Approach of Unresectable Head and Neck Cancer -- 36. Management of Salivary Gland Cancer -- 37. Primary Mucosal Melanomas of the Head and Neck -- 38. Head & Neck Cutaneous Melanoma -- 39. Cervical Lymph Node Metastases Of Squamous Cell Carcinoma From An Unknown Primary Site -- 40. The Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Cancer -- 41. Head and Neck Paragangliomas -- 42. Systemic Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck -- 43. Phase I study methodology in head and neck oncology -- 44. Treatment of the Elderly Head and Neck Cancer Patient -- 45. Normal Tissue Complications and Protection in Head and Neck Cancer Patients -- 46. Advances in Management of Complications for Head and Neck Cancer Therapy -- 47. Rehabilitation of Heavily Treated Head and Neck Cancer Patients -- 48. Salvage Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients -- 49. Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients -- 50. Psycho-oncologic aspects of head and neck cancer patients -- 51. Advances in Nanomedicine for Head and Neck Cancer -- 52. Head and Neck Quality Assurance 2014.

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Location: Online

The Impact of Tumor Biology on Cancer Treatment and Multidisciplinary Strategies

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edited by Michael Molls, Peter Vaupel, Carsten Nieder, Mitchell S. Anscher. --Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer , c2009.

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Author: Molls, Michael

Other Authors: Vaupel, Peter; Nieder, Carsten; Anscher, Mitchell S

Responsibility: edited by Michael Molls, Peter Vaupel, Carsten Nieder, Mitchell S. Anscher

Place of Publication: Berlin, Heidelberg

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2009

Series: Medical radiology. Radiation oncology

Series Title: Medical radiology (Series)

ISBN: 9783540743866

Subjects (MeSH): Combined Modality Therapy; Neoplasms - physiopathology; Neoplasms - therapy

Subjects (LCSH): Oncology; Pathology

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Managing pain in the older adult

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Jansen, Michaelene P. --New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2008.

Call Number: WL 704 M266 2008

Location: Dickson Building; Halifax Infirmary

Call Number: WL 704 M266 2008

Author: Jansen, Michaelene P

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Date of Publication: 2008

Physical Description: 228 p.

ISBN: 9780826115676

Subjects (MeSH): Pain Management - Aged; Combined Modality Therapy

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building; Halifax Infirmary

Copies: 2

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Multidisciplinary Management of Common Bile Duct Stones

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Jeffrey W. Hazey, Darwin L. Conwell, Gregory E. Guy, editors. (1st ed.) --Cham: Springer , c2016.

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This volume is a single resource highlighting multidisciplinary options available to clinicians for the management of common bile duct stones. The text highlights management, diagnosis, treatment options, and complications from the perspective of surgeons, gastroenterologists, and interventional radiologists, providing a truly multidisciplinary approach to treatment of these patients. By providing the scope of the problem to clinicians, the text increases awareness such that testing or referral…

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Other Authors: Hazey, Jeffrey W; Conwell, Darwin L; Guy, Gregory E

Responsibility: Jeffrey W. Hazey, Darwin L. Conwell, Gregory E. Guy, editors

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 172 p. : 84 illus., 40 illus. in color)

ISBN: 9783319227658; 9783319227641 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures; Choledocholithiasis - therapy; Combined Modality Therapy - methods; Gallstones - therapy

Abstract: This volume is a single resource highlighting multidisciplinary options available to clinicians for the management of common bile duct stones. The text highlights management, diagnosis, treatment options, and complications from the perspective of surgeons, gastroenterologists, and interventional radiologists, providing a truly multidisciplinary approach to treatment of these patients. By providing the scope of the problem to clinicians, the text increases awareness such that testing or referral to the most appropriate specialist (whether it be a gastroenterologist, surgeon or radiologist) can be initiated. Providing surgeons, gastroenterologists and radiologists alike access to the most current treatment paradigms in their field, Multidisciplinary Management of Common Bile Duct Stones empowers healthcare providers with interdisciplinary knowledge and options available to patients in management of their common bile duct stones.

Contents: Historical Perspective and Treatments for Common Bile Duct Stones -- Common Bile Duct Stones: Health Care Problem and Incidence -- Bile Duct Stones: Making the Radiologic Diagnosis -- Making the Diagnosis: Gastroenterology -- Making the Diagnosis: Surgery; a Rational Approach to the Patient with Suspected CBD Stones -- Percutaneous Biliary Access: Considerations, Techniques, and Complications -- Special Considerations for the Gastroenterologist -- Special Considerations for the Surgeon -- Percutaneous Methods of Common Bile Duct Stone Retrieval -- Gastroenterologic Treatment and Outcomes -- Surgical Treatment and Outcomes -- Surgical Procedures to Prevent Recurrence -- Management of Medical Complications of Gallstone Disease -- Management of Surgical Complications -- Special Considerations: Management of Common Bile Duct Stones in the Bariatric Patient -- Management of Choledocholithiasis in the Cirrhotic Patient -- Nonprocedural Management of Common Bile Duct Stones.

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Location: Online

Multidisciplinary treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

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Jean-Nicolas, Vauthey, Antoine Brouquet, editors. --Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer , c2013.

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It is now widely accepted that multidisciplinary collaboration and multimodality treatment approaches are important in improving the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. In this comprehensive textbook, internationally renowned experts in the field present and discuss the various strategies employed in the treatment of the disease. Up-to-date information is provided on the indications for and outcome of a range of treatment options, including surgical resection, liver transplantat…

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Other Authors: Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas; Brouquet, Antoine

Responsibility: Jean-Nicolas, Vauthey, Antoine Brouquet, editors

Place of Publication: Berlin, Heidelberg

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2013

Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 259 p. : 58 ill., 37 ill. in color)

Series Vol.: 190

Series Title: Recent results in cancer research

ISBN: 9783642160370

Subjects (MeSH): Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - therapy; Combined Modality Therapy - methods; Patient Care Team

Subjects (LCSH): Oncology; Internal medicine; Clinical medicine

Abstract: It is now widely accepted that multidisciplinary collaboration and multimodality treatment approaches are important in improving the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. In this comprehensive textbook, internationally renowned experts in the field present and discuss the various strategies employed in the treatment of the disease. Up-to-date information is provided on the indications for and outcome of a range of treatment options, including surgical resection, liver transplantation, radiofrequency ablation, transarterial chemoembolization, yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization, and systemic therapy. In addition, important background information is included on biology, pathology, staging, and imaging. This book will be particularly helpful to all professionals and trainees worldwide who have an interest in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Contents: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HC) biology -- Histopathology of HC -- Imaging of HC -- Methods to improve resectability of HC -- Surgical resection for small HC in cirrhosis: the Eastern experience -- Surgical resection for HC in non-cirrhoric liver: the Western experience -- Fibrolamellar HC -- Laparoscopic resection of HC -- Transplantation for HC: the European experience -- Transplantation for HC: the North American experience -- Living donor transplantation for HC -- Radiofrequency ablation for HC -- Transarterial chemoembolization of HC -- Yttrium 90 microspheres in the treatment of HC -- Targeted agents and systemic therapy for HC -- Multidisciplinary team and selection of appropriate treatment options for HC.

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Location: Online

Multimodal Concepts for Integration of Cytotoxic Drugs

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edited by J. Martin Brown, Minesh P. Mehta, Carsten Nieder. --Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag , c2006.

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Author: Brown, J. Martin

Other Authors: Mehta, Minesh P; Nieder, Carsten

Responsibility: edited by J. Martin Brown, Minesh P. Mehta, Carsten Nieder

Place of Publication: Berlin, Heidelberg

Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Date of Publication: c2006

Series: Medical radiology. Radiation oncology

Series Title: Medical radiology (Series)

ISBN: 9783540356622

Subjects (MeSH): Antineoplastic Agents - toxicity; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - toxicity; Combined Modality Therapy; Neoplasms - drug therapy

Subjects (LCSH): Oncology; Pharmacy

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Location: Online

Multimodality Management of Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

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Matthew H.G. Katz, Syed A. Ahmad, editors. (1st ed.) --Cham: Springer , c2016.

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This volume provides the most comprehensive coverage of clinical management of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer available. Authored by leaders in the field, the book focuses on current clinical management of this disease stage, the importance of multimodality treatment algorithms, and an interdisciplinary approach to care. Surgical chapters are well-illustrated to provide surgeons and surgical trainees with important technical pearls. Clinical trials and trial design are also discussed. …

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Other Authors: Katz, Matthew H.G; Ahmad, Syed A

Responsibility: Matthew H.G. Katz, Syed A. Ahmad, editors

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 333 p. : 156 illus., 98 illus. in color)

ISBN: 9783319227801; 9783319227795 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Combined Modality Therapy - methods; Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery; Pancreatic Neoplasms - therapy

Abstract: This volume provides the most comprehensive coverage of clinical management of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer available. Authored by leaders in the field, the book focuses on current clinical management of this disease stage, the importance of multimodality treatment algorithms, and an interdisciplinary approach to care. Surgical chapters are well-illustrated to provide surgeons and surgical trainees with important technical pearls. Clinical trials and trial design are also discussed. Multimodality Management of Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, general surgeons, and trainees interested in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Contents: Part I. Overview -- Anatomic Definitions of Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer -- Part II. Staging and Pretreatment Management -- Imaging Evaluation of Borderline Pancreatic Cancer -- Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Staging and Therapeutic Intervention -- Endoscopic and Percutaneous Biliary Drainage Procedures: Role in Preoperative Management, Diagnosis, and Palliation -- Part III. Multimodal Therapy -- Overview of Multimodality Therapy -- Role of Systemic Therapy -- Role of Radiation Therapy -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy as an Emerging Option for Localized Pancreatic Cancer -- Assessment of Response to Preoperative Therapy -- Emerging Systemic and Targeted Therapies -- Part IV. Surgery -- Operative Principles in Managing Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreas Cancer -- Is There a Role for Laparoscopic and/or Robotic Techniques for Borderline Resectable Tumors? -- Role and Techniques Of Vascular Resection -- Artery-First Approaches to Pancreaticoduodenectomy -- Venous Shunting Procedures for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer -- The Role of the Appleby Operation and Arterial Resection in the Multimodality Management of Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer -- Surgery for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: The Japanese Experience -- The Role of Irreversible Electroporation and Other Ablative Techniques in Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer -- Surgical Approach to Borderline Resectable tumors of the Left Pancreas -- Palliative Operations for Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer.

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Multimodal Treatment of Recurrent Pelvic Colorectal Cancer

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Giovanni Maria Romano, editor ; in collaboration with Francesco Bianco. --Milan: Springer Milan , c2016.

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This book analyzes all aspects of modern multimodal treatment of locally recurrent rectal cancer in the pelvis in order to offer a panoramic overview of the different therapeutic options and enable the reader to balance their benefits and drawbacks. Indications for surgery and the surgical techniques themselves, including reconstruction techniques after major exenterative surgery, are clearly described and evaluated. The role of new imaging tools, such as MRI and PET-CT, in staging recurrences …

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Other Authors: Romano, Giovanni Maria; Bianco, Francesco

Responsibility: Giovanni Maria Romano, editor ; in collaboration with Francesco Bianco

Place of Publication: Milan

Publisher: Springer Milan

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 186 p.)

Series Title: Updates in surgery

ISBN: 9788847057678; 9788847057661 (print ed.)

ISSN: 2280-9848

Subjects (MeSH): Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery; Colorectal Neoplasms - therapy; Combined Modality Therapy - methods; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Pelvis - surgery

Abstract: This book analyzes all aspects of modern multimodal treatment of locally recurrent rectal cancer in the pelvis in order to offer a panoramic overview of the different therapeutic options and enable the reader to balance their benefits and drawbacks. Indications for surgery and the surgical techniques themselves, including reconstruction techniques after major exenterative surgery, are clearly described and evaluated. The role of new imaging tools, such as MRI and PET-CT, in staging recurrences and guiding therapy is assessed, and detailed consideration is given to the use of neoadjuvant and iterative radiotherapy and the indications for systemic chemotherapy. Morbidity, mortality, oncologic outcomes, and quality of life issues are carefully analyzed, and options for pain control and palliation are examined. Finally, a national survey is presented on the state of the art in the surgical treatment of locally recurrent rectal cancer in Italy. While there has been a dramatic fall in the incidence of local pelvic recurrences, their treatment remains a major clinical challenge which requires a multidisciplinary approach and careful selection of the most appropriate strategy in each case. This book will aid practitioners in making the correct decisions in individual patients.

Contents: 1. Follow-up Strategy After Primary and Early Diagnosis -- 2. Clinical Presentation and Classifications -- 3. Imaging Modalities -- 4. Role of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography -- 5. Role of Radiotherapy -- 6. Indications for Systemic Chemotherapy -- 7. Indications for Surgery and Surgical Techniques -- 8. Mortality and Morbidity -- 9. Techniques of Urological Reconstruction -- 10. Transpelvic Rectus Abdominis Flap Reconstruction Following Abdominoperineal Resection -- 11. Oncologic Outcomes -- 12. Quality of Life -- 13. Pain Control and Palliative Treatments -- 14. Local Failure after Conservative Treatment of Rectal Cancer -- 15. Italian Survey on the Surgical Treatment of Locally Recurrent Colorectal Cancer.

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Optimizing Breast Cancer Management

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William J. Gradishar, editor. --Cham: Springer , c2018.

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This book presents expert opinions on a variety of key topics related to the management of breast cancer, with a focus on the implications of recent advances and research findings for clinical practice. It also explores the controversy regarding mammography screening and reviews the contribution of new imaging modalities. Considerable attention is paid to developments in surgical procedures, including the potential for the safe and effective use of sentinel lymph node dissection alone--even in …

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Other Authors: Gradishar, William J.

Responsibility: William J. Gradishar, editor

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (v, 189 p.) : 11 illus. in color

Series Vol.: 173

Series Title: Cancer treatment and research

ISBN: 9783319701974; 9783319701950 (print ed.); 9783319701967 (print ed.); 9783319889016 (print ed.)

ISSN: 0927-3042

Subjects (MeSH): Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Early Detection of Cancer

Specialty: Gynecology; Medical Oncology

Abstract: This book presents expert opinions on a variety of key topics related to the management of breast cancer, with a focus on the implications of recent advances and research findings for clinical practice. It also explores the controversy regarding mammography screening and reviews the contribution of new imaging modalities. Considerable attention is paid to developments in surgical procedures, including the potential for the safe and effective use of sentinel lymph node dissection alone--even in patients with positive nodes--and to the advantages and contraindications of new radiotherapy techniques. Genetic aspects are discussed in detail, including an assessment of the role of genetic testing and the potential impact of genetic signatures on breast cancer management. New systemic strategies, such as anti-HER2 therapy, endocrine agents, and agents to reverse endocrine resistance, are considered, and the optimal use of chemotherapy for early-stage and advanced-stage disease is addressed. In closing, the book shares important new insights into lifestyle risk factors, risk reduction strategies, and survivor issues, including sexual dysfunction and fertility maintenance.

Contents: Strategies to maintain fertility in young breast cancer patients -- Sexual dysfuncton in breast cancer survivors -- The breast cancer screening conundrum -- New imaging modalities in breast cancer -- Is DCIS over treated -- "Personalizing" breast radiation -- Management of the axilla in early stage breast cancer -- Management of the breast in denovo MBC -- Identification of genetic lesions in patients with strong family history and no BRCA mutation -- Managing "testing expectations" in breast cancer survivors -- The role of bone strengthening agents in early and advanced disease -- Overcoming endocrine resistance -- Optimal Adjuvant endocrine therapy -- Choosing wisely in HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer -- Should early stage, triple negative breast cancer be treated with preoperative systemic therapy?

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Osteosarcoma

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Takafumi Ueda, Akira Kawai, editors. (1st ed.) --Tokyo: Springer Japan , c2016.

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This book reviews the brilliant progress made in the past three decades in clinical outcomes for osteosarcoma patients treated with a multidisciplinary approach, including limb-salvage surgery combined with neoadjuvant multidrug chemotherapy and aggressive management of pulmonary metastasis. Osteosarcoma was a miserable disease for adolescents and young adults until the early 1970s, with a survival rate that was less than 10-15% even after amputation for affected limbs because of the progressio…

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Other Authors: Ueda, Takafumi; Kawai, Akira

Responsibility: Takafumi Ueda, Akira Kawai, editors

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Tokyo

Publisher: Springer Japan

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 270 p. : 105 illus., 27 illus. in color)

ISBN: 9784431556961; 9784431556954 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bone Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Limb Salvage; Osteosarcoma

Abstract: This book reviews the brilliant progress made in the past three decades in clinical outcomes for osteosarcoma patients treated with a multidisciplinary approach, including limb-salvage surgery combined with neoadjuvant multidrug chemotherapy and aggressive management of pulmonary metastasis. Osteosarcoma was a miserable disease for adolescents and young adults until the early 1970s, with a survival rate that was less than 10-15% even after amputation for affected limbs because of the progression of pulmonary metastasis. With the development of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for osteosarcoma, including high-dose methotrexate, doxorubicin, cisplatin, and ifosfamide during the late 1970s and the 1980s, however, the prognosis has dramatically improved. Limb-salvage surgery for patients with extremity osteosarcoma is now a gold-standard surgical procedure for more than 90% of patients with localized disease. Additionally, aggressive pulmonary metastasectomy for patients with lung metastasis from osteosarcoma has contributed to improvement of their survival. More recently, carbon-ion radiotherapy has also been introduced for patients with unresectable osteosarcoma of the trunk, as in the spine and pelvis. In this volume the author provides valuable descriptions of an important new treatment modality for a multidisciplinary approach for osteosarcoma patients.

Contents: Part I. Basic Research and Experimental Therapy -- 1. Genetics of Osteosarcoma -- 2. Basic Research for Osteosarcoma Lung Metastasis (LM8) -- 3. Immunotherapy for Osteosarcoma -- Part II. Clinical Features -- 4. Outcome of Treatment for Osteosarcoma of the Extremities Over the Last 20 Years: Report from 11 Referral Centers in Japan -- 5. Osteosarcoma in the Elderly: Clinical Features and Outcome -- 6. Prognostic Factors for Osteosarcoma Patients -- Part III. Chemotherapy -- 7. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Developed in Japan -- 8. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Osaka University Osteosarcoma (OOS) Regimen -- Part IV. Surgery -- 9. Endoprosthetic Reconstruction for Extremity Osteosarcoma -- 10. Limb-Salvage Surgery and Reconstruction for Skeletally Immature Childhood Osteosarcoma: Extendible Endoprosthesis -- 11. Limb Salvage Surgery for Pelvic Osteosarcoma -- 12. Management of Postoperative Infection After Limb Salvage Surgery in Osteosarcoma Patients -- Part V. Surgery: Biological Reconstruction -- 13. Biological Reconstruction for Extremity Osteosarcoma: Long-Term Results and Current Concept of Intraoperative Extracorporeal Irradiated Bone Graft (IORBG) -- 14. Biological Reconstruction for Extremity Osteosarcoma: Pasteurized Autogenous Bone Graft -- 15. Biological Reconstruction for Extremity Osteosarcoma: Liquid Nitrogen-Treated Tumor-Bearing Bone Graft -- 16. Biological Reconstruction for Extremity Osteosarcoma: Distraction Osteogenesis Technique -- 17. Limb-Saving Surgery Using In Situ Preparation (ISP) Method -- Part VI. Unresectable/Metastatic Disease -- 18. Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Unresectable Osteosarcoma of the Trunk -- 19. Treatment of Osteosarcoma Patients with Pulmonary Metastasis -- Part VII. Quality of Life -- 20. Long-Term Outcomes and Quality of Life (QOL) in Survivors of Pediatric and Adolescent Osteosarcoma.