In Cancer Screening: A Practical Guide for Physicians, a panel of highly experienced clinicians and researchers from around the world present their up-to-date screening techniques for a wide variety of cancers. The techniques range from screening for breast, gynecological, and gastrointestinal cancers, to testing for urogenital, dermatological, and respiratory cancers. In addition to providing the busy practitioner with quick access to guidelines for particular cancers, the epidemiology and biology of the various cancers, as well as the sensitivity and specificity of the methods, are discussed in detail. Authoritative and physician-friendly, Cancer Screening: A Practical Guide for Physicians offers to all internists, oncologists, various subspecialists, and primary care physicians a concise practical review of cancer screening designed specifically for daily use in the consulting room.

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Klappentext
Despite major advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, it remains a major worldwide killer, and its prevention is still the best method of control. In Cancer Screening: A Practical Guide for Physicians, a panel of highly experienced clinicians and researchers from around the world describe screening techniques for a wide variety of cancers. The techniques range from screening for breast, gynecological, and gastrointestinal cancers, to testing for urogenital, dermatological, and respiratory cancers. In addition to providing the busy practitioner with quick access to guidelines for particular cancers, the epidemiology and biology of the various cancers, as well as the sensitivity and specificity of the methods, are discussed in detail. A cross-cultural review of stomach cancer in Japan and esophageal cancer in China reveals the use of both high-tech diagnostic methods, such as chromoscopy and photofluorography, and low cost but highly effective methods, such as balloon scraping. Current and future applications of molecular genetics, as well as new radiological methods in cancer screening, are also discussed in an authoritative and easy-to-read presentation.
Cancer Screening: A Practical Guide for Physicians offers to all internists, oncologists, various subspecialists, and primary care physicians a concise practical review of cancer screening designed specifically for daily use in the consulting room.

Inhalt
I Introduction.- 1 Principles of Cancer Screening.- II Screening for Breast and Gynecological Cancers.- 2 Screening for Breast Cancer.- 3 Screening for Cervical Cancer.- 4 Screening for Ovarian Cancer.- 5 Screening for Endometrial Cancer.- III Screening for Gastrointestinal Cancers.- 6 Screening for Colorectal Cancer.- 7 Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- 8 Screening for Oropharyngeal Cancer.- IV Screening for Urogenital Cancers.- 9 Screening for Prostate Cancer.- 10 Screening for Testicular Cancer.- V Dermatological Cancers.- 11 Screening for Skin Cancer.- VI Screening for Respiratory Cancers.- 12 Screening for Lung Cancer.- VII Screening for Cancers in High-Risk Groups.- 13 Screening for Esophageal Cancer in High Risk Groups: Barrett's Esophagus.- 14 Screening for Esophageal Cancer in China.- 15 Screening for Liver Cancer in China.- 16 Screening for Gastric Cancer in Japan.- VIII Future Prospects in Cancer Screening.- 17 Advanced Imaging Technology for Future Cancer Screening.- 18 Molecular Genetics and Cancer Screening: Current Status and Future Prospects.- IX Medicolegal Aspects of Cancer Screening.- 19 Medicolegal Issues in Cancer Screening.