Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer Series: Head and Neck Cancers

Description

For a great low price, add this title to your ExpertConsult library with 1-year online access that includes video clips; image bank; self-assessment modules; links to PubMed abstracts; and more! Each volume in the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer Series is packed with practical, authoritative information designed to cover the full range of diagnostic procedures, including pathologic, radiologic, bronchoscopic, and surgical aspects. You'll be able to determine the safest, shortest, least invasive way to reach an accurate diagnosis; stage the disease; and choose the best initial treatment for early stages. Based on current evidence in the literature, authors provide clinical, hands-on tools to help you make informed decisions on precisely what tests and imaging studies are needed to diagnose and stage each type of cancer. Practical, authoritative, and highly-illustrated, this volume in the brand new Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer series covers current protocols and the latest advances in diagnostic imaging and molecular and serologic markers for head and neck cancers. Apply expert advice on the best "next-step" plan for different presentations and tips for less invasive protocols. Get clinical, hands-on tools to help you make informed decisions on precisely what tests and imaging studies are needed for accurate diagnosis and staging. Clear figures, tables, and boxes illustrate step-by-step care of the full range of problems encountered. Better manage your patients with procedural video clips and more! Convenient online access at www.expertconsult.com makes this an ideal purchase for diagnostic reference.

Reviews

"The balance between writing a textbook and simply collating a collection of case studies is well met, making this title readable yet without sacrificing detail. Each case is well laid out with diagnostic images and pertinent illustrations and tables."

Contact, Spring 2010

Key Features

• Outlines the steps after diagnosis to guide you through formulating a treatment or patient care plan.
  
• Emphasizes important points—such as the use of endoscopy in staging, chemoprevention, and promising gene therapies—with “key points” boxes at the beginning of each chapter and pedagogic features throughout.
  
• Summarizes the process of accurately diagnosing and staging cancer in a logical, almost algorithmic, approach for easy reference.
  
• Discusses the treatment of early-stage disease so you have clear options for care.
  
• Complements the procedures outlined in the text with full-color photographs and line drawings to reinforce your understanding of the material.
  
• Features a CD-ROM showing video clips of diagnostic procedures, as well as all of the images, tables, and drawings from the text to help you better manage your patients.

Readership

Oncology

Author Information

By Wayne Koch, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology, Director of the Head and Neck Division and Head and Neck Fellowship Program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital