Description
This book discusses such topics as the molecular basis of cancer and the development of targeted therapy; measuring outcomes in oncology treatment: the emergence of patient-centered outcomes; the role of minimally invasive treatments in surgical oncology; multi-disciplinary approach to patients with breast cancer; multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of colorectal cancer; multi-disciplinary approach to squamous cell cancers of the head and neck; melanoma treatment – where are we; liver-directed therapies for primary and secondary hepatic malignancies; multi-disciplinary approach to esophageal and gastric cancer; soft-tissue sarcomas and the expanding role of radiation therapy; multi-disciplinary approach to cancers of the pancreas or biliary tree; multi-disciplinary approach to the palliative care of the patient with cancer; gastro-intestinal stromal tumors; and, what’s new in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors.
