
Epidemiology of Endocrine Tumors
Description
Key Features
- Supplies information about the epidemiology of various endocrine tumors, both benign and malignant, to endocrinologists, oncologists and related health care professionals
- Focuses on the impact upon costs and patient deaths due to complications of these tumors
- Describes how endocrine tumors affect various age groups and ethnicities, discussing the prevention of endocrine tumors
- Presents chapters on Cancer Problem, Specific Endocrine Tumors, Prevention, Detection and Diagnosis, and Treatment of Endocrine Tumors
- Provides review questions with an answer key and detailed glossary
Readership
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction and the Cancer Problem
1. Endocrine Glands
2. Biology of Cancer
3. Immunology
4. The Epidemic and Prevalence of Endocrine Tumors
5. Cancer Prevention
6. Diagnostic EvaluationPart II: Specific Endocrine Tumors
7. Hypothalamic Tumors
8. Pituitary Tumors
9. Pineal Tumors
10. Thyroid Tumors
11. Parathyroid Tumors
12. Thymus Tumors
13. Adrenal Cortex Tumors
14. Adrenal Medulla Tumors
15. Pancreatic Tumors
16. Inherited Tumor Syndromes
17. Ovarian Tumors
18. Testicular TumorsPart III: Treatment of Endocrine Tumors
19. Surgical Oncology
20. Radiation Therapy
21. Chemotherapy
22. Immunotherapy
23. Gene Therapy
Product details
- No. of pages: 568
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2021
- Published: February 19, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128221877
- eBook ISBN: 9780128232668
About the Authors
Jahangir Moini
Affiliations and Expertise
Craig Badolato
Affiliations and Expertise
Raheleh Ahangari
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