Cancer and Reproductive Health (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Study Group) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904752616 ISBN 13: 9781904752615

Publisher: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2008

Synopsis

While cancer affects primarily the elderly, it also occurs in younger age groups, with different implications specifically relating to reproduction. Cancer can also occur during pregnancy itself. This brings together two diverse areas of medicine, encompassing the complexity of cancer and its varied biology and the equally challenging areas of fertility, conception and pregnancy. The 55th RCOG Study Group brought together a range of experts to examine these issues. This book presents the findings of the Study Group, with sections covering: • epidemiology, genetics and basic principles of chemotherapy and radiotherapy • fertility issues and paediatric cancers • gynaecological cancers and precancer • diagnostic dilemmas • the placenta • non-gynaecological cancers • multidisciplinary care and service provision.

About this title

About the Authors

Sean Kehoe works as a Consultant at Churchill Hospital and John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He currently serves on the RCOG Council (as Fellows' Representative South East) and Product Development Executive Committee (as Convenor of Study Groups).

Eric Jauniaux is a Senior Lecturer at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and, until recently, served on the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Editorial Board.

Pierre Martin-Hirsch is a Consultant at Royal Preston Hospital, and has served on the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Editorial Board and the RCOG Scientific Advisory Committee.

Philip Savage is a Consultant in Medical Oncology at the NHS at Charing Cross Hospital, London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904752616
• ISBN 13: 9781904752615
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Kehoe Sean, Jauniaux Eric, Martin-Hirsch Pierre, Savage Philip