Title | Colorectal Cancer [electronic resource] : Multimodality Management / edited by Leonard B. Saltz |
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Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2002 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-160-2 |
Descript | XIII, 854 p. online resource |
I. Epidemiology/Prevention -- 1 Biology and Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Cancer -- 2 Epidemiological Trends in Colorectal Cancer -- 3 Dietary and Lifestyle Influences on Colorectal Carcinogenesis -- 4 Screening and Surveillance -- 5 Chemoprevention of Colorectal Cancer -- 6 Management of Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes -- II. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology -- 7 Overview of CT, MRI, and Ultrasound in the Imaging and Staging of Colorectal Cancer -- 8 Virtual Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance -- 9 Preoperative Staging of Rectal Cancer: Endorectal Ultrasound and Endorectal MRI -- 10 Nuclear Medicine in the Diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Cancer -- 11 Radiation Therapy of Resectable Rectal Cancer -- 12 Management of Locally Unresectable Rectal Cancer -- 13 Radiation Therapy for Hepatic Metastases -- III. Surgery of Colorectal Cancer -- 14 Surgical Pathology of Colorectal Cancer -- 15 Surgery of Colon Cancer -- 16 Laparoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Management -- 17 Management of Cancer in a Polyp -- 18 Surgery of Rectal Cancer -- 19 Conservative Management of Early-Stage Rectal Cancer -- 20 Surgical Management of Hepatic Colorectal Metastases -- 21 Resection of Colorectal Metastases to the Lung -- 22 Surgical Management of Peritoneal Surface Spread of Colorectal Cancer -- 23 Cryosurgical Ablation for the Management of Unresectable Hepatic Colorectal Metastases -- 24 Radiofrequency Ablation of Colorectal Metastases to the Liver -- IV. Medical Oncology -- 25 5-Fluorouracil and Its Biomodulation in the Management of Colorectal Cancer -- 26 Clinical Implications of Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase on 5-Fluorouracil Pharmacology -- 27 Oral Fluoropyrimidines in Colorectal Cancer -- 28 Irinotecan in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer -- 29 Oxaliplatin in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer -- 30 TS Inhibitors and Antifolates -- 31 Adjuvant Therapy for Colon Cancer -- 32 Hepatic Artery Infusion -- 33 Intraportal and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer -- 34 Molecular Markers of Chemotherapy Resistance in Colorectal Cancer -- V. Supportive Management -- 35 Cancer Pain Syndromes in Colorectal and Anal Cancers -- 36 Pain Management in Colorectal and Anal Cancers -- 37 Sexuality and Fertility in Patients with Colorectal Cancer -- 38 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches in Colorectal Cancer -- VI. New Agents in Colorectal Cancer -- 39 Angiogenesis and Colorectal Cancer: From the Laboratory to the Clinic -- 40 Selected Targets and Rationally Designed Therapeutics for Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Future Drug Development -- 41 Vaccine Strategies for Colorectal Cancer -- 42 Gene Therapy Strategies for Colorectal Cancer