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Understanding Liver Cancer
A Tale of Two Diseases
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Gewicht:
192 g
Format:
279x210x5 mm
Beschreibung:
Reviews the current treatment recommendations for liver cancer and emerging treatment options based on recent clinical trials, per specific patient groups
1. Introduction to hepatocellular carcinoma-Introduction, incidence and geography, causes of hepatocellular carcinoma, prevention, surveillance screening, biology of human hepatocellular carcinoma.2. Clinical disease evaluation- Diagnosis A: Radiology, Diagnosis B: Blood tests, tumor markers, Diagnosis C: Biopsy - a debate, assessment of tumour extent for treatment planning: staging classifications, the new patient assessment.3. Management of hepatocellular carcinoma- General treatment choices, therapies with curative intent, non-curative therapies, systemic drugs, assessment of responses to therapy: what do tumor size responses signify?4. The whole patient setting- Therapy decisions for the individual patient: importance of a multidisciplinary team approach, psychosocial considerations, family, support groups.5. New directions6. Addendum- Abbreviations, extended.
Understanding Liver Cancer is a concise and up-to-date review, which discusses diagnosis, management, patient care, current and emerging therapies, and useful resources that clinicians can provide to their patients. Busy healthcare professionals who want a quick review of liver cancer as well as a summary of current therapies will benefit from this succinct text.