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Management of Gastric Cancer
Paul H. . Ed(S): Sugarbaker
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Description for Management of Gastric Cancer
Hardback. Editor(s): Sugarbaker, Paul H. Series: Cancer Treatment and Research. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1680.
Gastric cancer has been one of the great malignant scourges affecting man kind for as long as medical records have been kept. Until operative resection pioneered by Bilroth and others became available, no effective treatment was feasible and death from cancer was virtually inevitable. Even with resection by total gastrectomy, the chances of tumor eradication remained small. Over recent years, however, the situation has been changing. Some changes have resulted from better understanding of the disease, early detec tion, and better management techniques with applied clinical research, but the reasons for other changes are poorly understood. For example, the incidence ... Read more
Gastric cancer has been one of the great malignant scourges affecting man kind for as long as medical records have been kept. Until operative resection pioneered by Bilroth and others became available, no effective treatment was feasible and death from cancer was virtually inevitable. Even with resection by total gastrectomy, the chances of tumor eradication remained small. Over recent years, however, the situation has been changing. Some changes have resulted from better understanding of the disease, early detec tion, and better management techniques with applied clinical research, but the reasons for other changes are poorly understood. For example, the incidence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
Series
Cancer Treatment and Research
Number of Pages
387
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792311027
SKU
V9780792311027
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Reviews for Management of Gastric Cancer
The book will be of great interest to all oncologists and gastrointestinal surgeons dealing with this disease, and should serve as the basis for many clinical trials. I enjoyed reading it very much. Annals of Oncology ' For practising and academic oncologists engaged in the treatment of patients with advanced gastric ... Read more