Breast cancer : innovations in research and management /: innovations in research and management. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Umberto Veronesi, Aron Goldhirsch, editors-in-chief ; Paolo Veronesi, Oreste Davide Gentilini, Maria Cristina Leonardi, editors.
• Editors: Veronesi, Umberto; Goldhirsch, A (Aron); Veronesi, Paolo; Gentilini, Oreste Davide; Leonardi, Maria Cristina
• Contents: Scellaneous Approaches -- Lifestyle and breast cancer -- Psychological support -- HIFU and radiofrequency as alternatives to surgery -- Hyperthermia with RT and with systemic therapies -- Electro-chemotherapy -- Circulating miRNA in early diagnosis -- Relevance of stem cells -- Part XII Biostatistics and Bioinformatics -- Subgroup analyses and information from clinical trials on breast cancer -- The methodology of meta analyses and its potential contribution to patient care -- Modern biostatistics for accelerated data acquisition for new drugs -- Bioinformatics for clinical use in breast cancer -- Efficacy endpoints in breast cancer studies and definitive implant replacement -- Breast reconstruction with pedicled flaps -- Breast reconstruction with free flaps -- Contralateral breast management -- Fat grafting in breast reconstruction -- Breast reconstruction with biological and nonbiological meshes -- How to manage complications in breast reconstruction -- Part VII Medical Oncology -- Adjuvant systemic therapies by subtypes: guidelines -- Primary systemic therapies: guidelines -- Treatment of advanced disease: guidelines -- Endocrine therapies in the adjuvant and advanced disease settings -- Chemotherapy regimens in the adjuvant and advanced disease settings -- Anti-HER2 therapies in the adjuvant and advanced disease settings -- Systemic therapy with bisphosphonates and anti-RANK-L agents -- Systemic treatment for specific medical situations -- Part VIII Radiotherapy -- Conceptual basis and principles of radiation oncology -- Whole breast radiation following breast-conserving surgery in invasive cancer -- Whole breast radiation following breast-conserving surgery in noninvasive cancer -- Post-mastectomy radiotherapy -- Integration of radiotherapy with systemic therapies -- Partial breast irradiation -- Intraoperative radiotherapy ELIOT -- Radiotherapy for metastatic lesions -- Part IX Special Conditions Requiring Multidisciplinary Approaches -- Emergencies in breast cancer -- Breast cancer during pregnancy -- Fertility issues in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer -- Sexual functions and breast cancer -- Male breast cancer -- Inflammatory breast cancer -- Treatment of CNS involvement -- Treatment of skeletal disease -- Follow-up of patients with breast cancer -- Part X Investigating New Drugs and Immunological Agents in Breast Cancer -- Targeting immune-checkpoint -- Targeting PIK3CA/AKT/mTOR -- Targeting genome instability and DNA repair -- Targeting CDK4/6 pathway -- Targeting FGFR pathway -- Integrating next generation sequencing data in trial design -- Part XI Investigational and Mi.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 928 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.99/449; Medicine; Breast -- Cancer; Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis; Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment; Breast -- Cancer; Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis; Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment; Medicine & Public Health; Oncology; Imaging / Radiology; Surgery; Pathology; Human Genetics; Breast Neoplasms; Medical -- Biochemistry; Medical -- Surgery -- General; Medical -- Pathology; Medical -- Genetics; Radiology; Surgery; Pathology; Medical genetics; Oncology ; Radiology, Medical; Surgery; Pathology; Human genetics; Medical -- Oncology; Oncology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319488486; 3319488481; 3319488465; 9783319488462
• Related ISBNs: 9783319488462
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 14, 2017).
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