Digestive Tract Tumors - Fundamental and Clinical Aspects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)

The problem of digestive tract tumors presents multifaceted aspects which involve epidemiology, pathogenesis, histopathology, surgery and adjuvant multidisciplinary mo dality. Time trends in cancer mortality vary in the individual cancers. Mortality from stomach cancer shows a decreasing tendency in most countries, although Japan still has the highest incidence in the world. Intestinal other than rectum and pancreatic cancers have shown an increase in most countries, while mortality due to liver cell and gallbladder cancer vary greatly by locality. Since most cancers are considered to be related to en vironmental and lifestyle exposures, such as diet, smoking or excessive drinking, there is hope that action on these factors may serve to substantially reduce occurrence of the disease. Recent progress in early diagnosis has made it feasible to detect small and minute cancers, and these have proven possible to cure with relatively favorable results. The most important advancement has come from a multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment, utilizing a balanced application of surgery, radiation therapy and chemo therapy. A considerable increase in the five-year survival rate has been realized in stomach cancer. While progress is being made in the practical treatment of this disease, it remains far better to prevent than to cure. For the first time immunization offers a unique op portunity to prevent liver cell cancer."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Gann Monograph on Cancer Research, 31
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	1986
Editors:	K. Inokuchi • G.P. Murphy • H Sugano • T. Sugimura • U. Veronesi
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	279
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
ISBN-13:	978-1-4684-5151-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN:	1-4684-5151-0
Barcode:	9781468451511

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