Advances in the Management of Gastric Cancer

By:John S. Macdonald, MD, FACP

• Publisher: CMPMedica
• Number Of Pages: 97
• Publication Date: 2006
• ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9781891483431
• Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Gastric cancer remains a challenging problem in oncology. This book is
designed to provide an updated summary of the current status of gastric
cancer diagnosis and management and to show what the future possibilities
in the management of stomach cancer might be. In their chapters, Dr.
Hundahl provides an update on the role of surgery in gastric cancer,
emphasizing that it is now possible to tailor surgical approaches to individual
patients; Drs. Chua and Cunningham provide important information
documenting the recently demonstrated benefits of perioperative
chemotherapy in improving the outcome of patients with gastric cancer;
Drs. Mahtani and Waltzman discuss the important gains in cure rates
resulting from the use of post-gastrectomy chemoradiation, which has
made this approach a standard of care in the view of many clinicians; Dr.
Mitchell reviews the current status of cytotoxic chemotherapy in stomach
cancer, emphasizing the many chemotherapeutic options available and the
reasoning that clinicians use in choosing the right treatment option for the
right patient; and Drs. Shah and Ilson share their views of the future directions
that will be pursued in the management of this disease. These experienced
clinicians provide a critical analysis of the roles of targeted therapies
for patients with stomach cancer.
Although it is clear that in the past several decades some strides have
been made in improving outcomes in gastric cancer, it is still a fact that too
many patients diagnosed with gastric cancer will succumb to their disease.
It is hoped that this book, which reviews the most recent management
strategies and provides an informed glimpse of what the future approaches
might be, will leave clinicians with a sense of optimism for what they may
do now for their patients and what progress the future will undoubtedly
hold.

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