This is the first book that discusses subjects of diagnosis,
therapy, therapy assessment, and prognosis of breast cancer in one
single volume.
Cancer killed 6.7 million people around the world in 2002 and this
figure is expected to rise to 10.1 million in 2020. Approximately,
189,510 new cases of breast cancer were reported in 2007 in the
United States, and 40,910 died in the same year.
Focusing on Breast Carcinoma, this first volume in the series
Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis brings together
56 leading scientists from around the world to deliver a
comprehensive treatise on all aspects of breast cancer, including
diagnosis, treatments and prognosis. Scientists and clinicians have
contributed state of the art chapters on their respective areas of
expertise providing the reader a whole field view of breast cancer
management.
This fully illustrated volume:
* Presents a constructive evaluation of commonly used methods for
elucidating primary and secondary cancer initiation, progression,
relapse, and metastasis.
* Highlights methods of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
assessment including various imaging modalities such as ultrasound,
computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging,
immunohistochemistry and histochemistry.
* Discusses detailed therapeutic protocols, including both their
benefits and side-effects.
* Discusses examples of breast cancer treatments
includingchemotherapy, radiation, chemoradiation, surgery, hormonal
- and immunotherapy
* Details the molecular processes that lead to the development and
proliferation of cancer cells
* Includes recent major advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy
assessment
Professor Hayat has summarized the problems associated with the
complexities of research publications and has been successful in
editinga must-read volume for oncologists, cancer researchers,
medical teachers and students of cancer biology.
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