Principles and Practice of Surgical Oncology: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Difficult Problems

by Howard Silberman (Editor), Allan W. Silberman (Editor) nPrinciples and Practice of Surgical Oncology uniquely emphasizes a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to the treatment of solid tumors. It presents treatment strategies that combine surgery with preoperative or postoperative adjunctive chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or radiation therapy to achieve optimal outcome. The book features contributions from surgeons, basic scientists, pathologists, radiologists, radiation therapists, and medical oncologists and offers a comprehensive presentation of genetics, molecular biology, pathogenesis, and multimodal therapeutic approaches. A unique feature of the book is a commentary following each chapter, which describes alternative approaches and discusses controversial areas of current therapy.nA companion Website will offer the fully searchable text with images.nProduct DetailsnnnISBN-13: 9780781765466nPublisher: LwwnPublication date: 9/1/2009nPages: 1200