Full Description
This book provides readers with a thorough review on cervical cancer, treatment guidelines and emerging therapies available for the disease. It reviews the epidemiology clinical features, diagnosis, and medical management of cervical cancer.
Given the increasing need for preventive strategies, treatment optimization with collaborative and integrative work, this book improves the actual and integral knowledge in this neoplasm. Given the high prevalence of this disease in Latin America, this is an important text for clinicians in this region.
This book outlines the state of the art in cervical cancer treatments and is an indispensable companion for oncologists, gynecologists, surgeons and medical students.
Contents
Introduction.- Cervical Cancer Epidemiology.- Malignant Transforming Mechanisms of Human Papillomavirus.- Transcriptome Studies Reveal Altered Signaling Pathways in Cervical Cancer.- Pre-invasive Lesions of the Cervix.- Control and Prevention in Cervical Cancer.- Cytology and Pathology in Cervical Cancer.- Cervical Cancer Staging.- Imaging in Cervical Cancer.- Primary Surgical Treatment of Cervical Cancer.- Surgical Treatment for Advanced or Recurrent Disease in Cervical Cancer.- Radiotherapy in Cervical Cancer.- Systemic Treatment of Cervical Cancer.- Immuno-Oncology in Cervical Cancer.- Palliative Care in Cervical Cancer Patients.-Special Conditions and Follow-up in Cervical Cancer.
