Gastrointestinal oncology : evidence and analysis /: evidence and analysis. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Peter McCulloch [and others].
• Other Names: McCulloch, Peter
• Contents: 1. Surgical and ablative treatment of Barrett's esophagus and its complications / Hugh Barr and Stephen Attwood -- 2. The role of drugs and nutrition in the prevention of esophageal adenocarcinoma associated with Barrett's esophagus / P.L. Youd and Janusz A.Z. Jankowski -- 3. Surgical treatment of esophageal carcinoma / J.D. Hayden and G.G. Jamieson -- 4. Surgical treatment of carcinomas involving the esophagogastric junction / B.H.A. von Rahden, J.R. Siewert, and H.J. Stein -- 5. The role of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the management of adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction and lower esophagus / Stéphanie Laurent, Karin Haustermans, and Eric Van Cutsem -- 6. Esophageal cancer -- chemotherapy and radiotherapy / Tom Crosby and Somnath Mukherjee -- 7. The role of surgery in cancer of the stomach / Nikhil Misra, R. Hardwick, and Peter McCulloch -- 8. Evidence-based practice : the role of adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma / Abigail S. Caudle, Hong Jin Kim, and Joel E. Tepper -- 9. The role of chemotherapy and chemoradiation as adjuvant treatment for resected gastric adenocarcinoma / John S. Macdonald -- 10. Small bowel adenocarcinoma / Kerri A. Nowell and James R. Howe -- 11. Surgical treatments for colon and rectal cancer : a critical appraisal of evidence-based data / David E. Rivadeneira and Alison G. Killelea -- 12. Adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer / Catherine R. Jephcott and David J. Kerr -- 13. Chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer / Catherine R. Jephcott and David J. Kerr. 14. The role of radiotherapy in the management of rectal carcinoma / Andrew Hartley and David Peake -- 15. Metastatic liver tumors -- surgical / Paramjeet Singh and Yuman Fong -- 16. The role of ablative therapy for the treatment of metastatic tumors of the liver / Kevin T. Watkins and Steven A. Curley -- 17. The role of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in the management of patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer / Archie N. Tse and Nancy E. Kemeny -- 18. The role of combined modality therapy for anal cancer / Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Charles R. Thomas -- 19. The role of surgery for squamous-cell cancer of the anal canal / Dimitra G. Barabouti and W. Douglas Wong -- 20. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma : a rationale for the surgical approach / Cletus A. Arciero and John P. Hoffman -- 21. The role of radiation therapy for the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma / Johanna Bendell and Christopher Willett -- 22. Does adjuvant chemotherapy improve outcomes in pancreatic adenocarcinoma? / Andrew H. Ko and Margaret A. Tempero -- 23. Carcinoma of the gallbladder and bile ducts / James S. Tomlinson and William Jarnagin -- 24. Bile duct and gallbladder cancer : chemotherapy and radiotherapy / Michel Ducreux, Valérie Boige, and David Malka -- 25. Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma / Norihiro Kokudo and Masatoshi Makuuchi -- 26. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma / Pierre Chan, Ching Lung Lai, and Man Fung Yuen -- 27. Carcinoid tumors: a. Primary disease / Graeme J. Poston and Louise E. Jones ; b. Carcinoid syndrome / Graeme J. Poston and Louise E. Jones. 28. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor : surgery / Y. Nancy You and Ronald DeMatteo -- 29. Chemotherapy and other nonsurgical approaches for gastrointestinal lymphomas / Dorothy C. Pan and Carol S. Portlock -- 30. Palliative surgery in advanced gastrointestinal malignancies / Colette R.J. Pameijer and Lawrence D. Wagman.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Informa Healthcare
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 383 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.99/433; Gastrointestinal system -- Cancer; Evidence-based medicine; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms -- therapy; Evidence-Based Medicine; Evidence-based medicine; Gastrointestinal system -- Cancer; MEDICAL -- Oncology; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer; Evidence-based medicine; Gastrointestinal system -- Cancer; Maagdarmstelsel; Oncologie; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420021011
• Related ISBNs: 142002101X; 9780849398650; 0849398657
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.