Description
This book explores all aspects of preventive oncology of the female genital tract and provides readers with detailed insights on the topic. Preventive oncology has long been recognized as a pressing need, though formally few steps have been taken to actively promote it.
The book’s respective chapters holistically cover the concept of cancer prevention for the female genital tract & breast. In addition, it explains the evidence-based value of each screening modality, and the rationale behind the recommended screening guidelines. In closing, the book highlights a wealth of recent evidence-based literature, making it a highly informative resource that will significantly broaden readers’ understanding of preventive oncology.
Table of Contents
HPV epidemiology in prevention of cervical cancer.- Cytology versus HPV testing for primary prevention.- Methods of HPV testing: clinical implications.- Novel biomarkers for HPV detection.- Colposcopic principles & tissue basis.- Colposcopic features of cervical intraepithelial lesions.- HPV vaccines.- Cervical cancer screening in pregnancy.- Cervical cancer screening in low resource settings.- Ablative methods for treatment of intraepithelial lesions.- CIN 2 lesions: management dilemmas.- Follow up after treatment of CIN.- Epidemiology/Risk factors of endometrial cancers.- Role of cytology.- Hysteroscopy and cancer prevention.- Premalignant lesions of endometrium? Endometrial hyperplasia.- Hereditary endometrial cancers & prevention.- Chemoprevention of endometrial cancers.- Ovarian malignancy: risk factors.- Role of tumor markers.- Sonographic screening.- Role of prophylactic surgery/oophorectomy.- Risk factors for breast malignancy.- Role of breast examination/CBE.- Facts aboutmammography.- Cancer risk & genetic testing.- What’s new in breast screening.- Classification of vulval lesions.- Vulvoscopy: the way forward.- Vulval intraepithelial lesions(VIN): diagnosis & management.- Vaginal intraepithelial lesions(VAIN).- Screening guidelines for cervical cancer.- Screening guidelines for endometrial cancer.- Recommendations for ovarian cancer screening.- Breast cancer screening strategies.- Case discussions on various scenarios of different premalignant conditions of cervix, endometrium, breast & ovary.
