Essentials of Head and Neck Cancer - Hardcover

Alberto Staffieri

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8181930711 ISBN 13: 9788181930712

Publisher: Byword Books, 2011

Synopsis

In recent times there has been a tremendous increase in our knowledge and understnading of the molecular mechanisms,genetic and epigenetic interactions and epidemiological and aetopathogenic factors involved in the development ,progression and metastatic spread of head and neck cancer. Improvements in diagnostics and imaging technicques , advancments in various treatment modalitiesand incorporation of quality of life and functional outcomes in HNCs have also significantly influenced the managment and outcomes of the disease. This book brings together a broad, comprehensive and balanced view of current approaches to the multidisciplinary management and underlying biology of head and neck cancers (HNCs). It covers a wide range of exciting new findings in both the clinical and the basic sciences relevant to HNC. International experts in surgical, medical and radiation oncology and the basic sciences have contributed authoritative overviews of the current status and new frontiers in the management of HNCs. The ultidisciplinary scope of this book provides the necessary grounding for residents, otolaryngologists and head and neck surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists and allied specialists involved in the management of HNCs.

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About the Author

Alberto Staffieri is Full Professor of Otolaryngology and the Chairman of the ENT Clinic of the University of Padova School of Medicine since 1997. Paul Sebastian is the Director of the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram, India and is a professor of Surgical Oncology and head of the Head and Neck Service at RCC. Madan Kapre, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and trained to the grade of consultant in Trent Region, UK, is the director of Neeti Clinics, a tertiary referral centre for head and neck cancers and Honorary Surgeon at the Regional Cancer Research Centre in Nagpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Bipin T. Varghese is an accomplished head and neck onco surgeon and Additional Professor of Surgical Oncology at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram, India. Rehan Kazi has trained and worked at the best cancer centres in the world, such as the Royal Marsden Hospital, UK; Institute of Cancer Research, UK; and Maria Sklodowska Curie Memorial Institute, Poland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Byword Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8181930711
• ISBN 13: 9788181930712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Alberto Staffieri, Paul Sebastian, Madan Kapre, Bipin Varghese, Rehan Kazi