Paola A. Gehrig
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Angeles Alvarez Secord
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, USA

About this Book

Gynecologic Oncology was not meant to be a comprehensive guide to the rapidly changing practice of gynecologic oncology, but a reference from which one can be guided in the right direction in the quest for information. Gynecologic Oncology may assist health care professionals to care for the women with gynecologic malignancies or at least help them to make a more timely diagnosis and referral and it may also serve as a guide as they strive to learn more about their disease. This handbook has information, which covers the full spectrum of gynecologic oncology, from diagnosis to palliative care; from basic science to cancer genetics; and from surgery to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In this era of a global economy and tremendous technological advances such as immediate transmission of satellite images in “real-time” and instantaneous cell phone communication from one side of the world to the other, it is hard to believe that global access to health care and knowledge remains limited in many countries. Gynecologic Oncology will be available not only in paper version but also online to physicians, nurses, allied health care professionals, teachers, and students in countries where access to gynecologic oncologists may be limited.

Table of Contents

1. Biology and Genetics
Paula S. Lee and Andrew Berchuck

2. Cancer Screening in Women
Susan C. Modesitt

3. Tumor Markers in Gynecological Oncology
Sue Valmadre and David E. Cohn

4. Epidemiology
Heather S. Pulaski and Brigitte E. Miller

5. Biological Therapy for Gynecologic Cancers
Jennifer Rubatt and Angeles Alvarez Secord

6. Chemotherapy in Gynecologic Oncology
Michael A. Bidus and John C. Elkas

7. Radiation Therapy
Hiram A. Gay, Ron R. Allison and Marcus E. Randall

8. Cervical Intra‑Epithelial Neoplasia
T. Michael Numnum and Warner Huh

9. Cervical Cancer
Cecelia H. Boardman

10. Uterine Epithelial Cancer
Israel Zighelboim and Matthew A. Powell

11. Uterine Sarcomas
Amy L. Jonson and Patricia L. Judson

12. Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Jason A. Lachance and Laurel W. Rice

13. Fallopian Tube Carcinoma
Edward Tanner, Russell S. Vang and Robert L. Giuntoli, II

14. Ovarian Sex Cord‑Stromal Tumors
Lynne M. Knowles and John O. Schorge

15. Germ Cell and Metastatic Tumors of the Ovary
William P. Irvin, Jr. and Christopher Darus

16. Vulvar Cancer
Victoria Bae‑Jump, Elizabeth N. Skinner, Bradley Sakaguchi and Michael E. Carney

17. Vaginal Cancer
Thanasak Sueblinvong and Michael E. Carney

18. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
John T. Soper

19. Supportive Care: Nutrition and Growth Factors
Mildred Ridgway and Tarrik Zaid

20A. Grafts and Flaps in Gynecologic Oncology
John T. Soper

20B. Current Applications of Laparoscopy in Gynecologic Oncology
Lisa N. Abaid and John F. Boggess

20C. Surgical Procedures
Teresa Rutledge

21. Palliative Care
Cecelia H. Boardman