Women's cancers / edited by Alison Keen and Elaine Lennan ; foreword by Stan Kaye.
By: KEEN,ALISON.
Contributor(s): Keen, Alison | Lennan, Elaine.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011Description: xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781405188517 (pbk.); 1405188510 (pbk.).Subject(s): Cancer in women | Breast -- Cancer | Generative organs, Female -- Cancer | Genital Neoplasms, Female | Breast Neoplasms | Women's HealthDDC classification: 616.9940 Other classification: MED058160 Online resources: Cover imageItem type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1- Review of Female Reproductive System.Chapter 2- Epidemiology.Chapter 3- Women and Cancer.Chapter 4- Tumour markersChapter 5- Breast Cancer.Chapter 6 -- Ovarian Cancer.Chapter 7 -Cancer of the cervix.Chapter 8- Endometrial Cancer.Chapter 9 -Vaginal CancerChapter 10 -Cancer of the Vulva.Chapter 11- Health promotion / Prevention.Chapter 12 -- Sexual health and Sexuality.Chapter 13- FertilityChapter 14- Supporting Women with Cancer.Chapter 15- Palliative Care.
"Patients with breast and gynecological cancers have to contend with a large number of difficult and challenging issues. To help them to do this it is vital that their carers are fully informed in all areas. This book provides a comprehensive and meaningful picture of women's cancers, including epidemiology, histopathology, normal anatomy and physiology, staging, genetic predisposition, sexual function, fertility, treatment and management, survivorship, and palliative care"--Provided by publisher.
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