Practical Management of Thyroid Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852339101 ISBN 13: 9781852339104

Publisher: Springer London Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts involved in the development of standards and guidelines for its management in the USA, UK, Europe and Asia, the book contains succinct and knowledgeable summaries of the management of thyroid cancer. Every chapter describes a different aspect of care, and provides clear and detailed information about caring for patients with this group of tumors. This is an invaluable reference to health care professionals, from primary to tertiary care, involved in the management of thyroid cancer such as clinical nurse specialists, clinical psychologists, family medicine practitioners, specialists in palliative care (especially for anaplastic thyroid cancers), geneticists and surgeons, endocrinologists, oncologists, pathologists, and radiologists.  

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From the Back Cover

Practical Management of Thyroid Cancer follows the American and European model of treating thyroid cancer according to the high standards recommended by the available guidelines. All rare and curable cancers including thyroid cancers with a good prognosis should be treated by a multidisciplinary team of experts following published guidelines. This essential volume is therefore directed not only to the management of thyroid cancer in developed countries but is also the model that will be highly attractive to the developing countries.

This is an invaluable reference to health care professionals, from primary to tertiary care, involved in the management of thyroid cancer such as clinical nurse specialists, clinical psychologists, family medicine practitioners, specialists in palliative care (especially for anaplastic thyroid cancers), genetics as well as surgeons, endocrinologists, oncologists, pathologists, and radiologists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer London Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852339101
• ISBN 13: 9781852339104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 460
• Editor: Mazzaferri Ernest L., Harmer Clive, Mallick Ujjal K., Kendall-Taylor Pat