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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbook
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Edited By
Arthur Skarin, MD, FACP, FCCP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Senior Attending Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Jeffrey Meyerhardt, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard School of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
Mark Saunders, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, PhD, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbooks,
Description
Written by eminent authors, Colorectal Cancer - a title in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute series - is produced in full color and is
richly illustrated throughout, providing a review of each cancer including its incidence, epidemiology, etiology and histopathology,
together with the clinical features. Diagnostic studies and current clinical and pathological staging are also given. Detailed tables
are provided with histopathological classification, diagnostic studies and, when important, prognostic factors. Current therapies are
also discussed in detail, together with useful algorithms to aid treatment decisions. Practical issues relating to management are also
given such as dealing with systemic and mucocutaneous reactions to chemotherapy, including alopecia, fatigue and extravasation.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. The role of molecular probes and other markers in the diagnosis and characterization of malignancy
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Colorectal cancer: epidemiology, manifestation and staging
4. Treatment of colorectal cancer
5. Systemic and mucocutaneous
reactions to chemotherapy
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Paperback, 160 pages, publication date: JUN-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7234-3435-1
ISBN-10: 0-7234-3435-2
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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