Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer Questions and Answers /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Valentini, Vincenzo (Editor), Schmoll, Hans-Joachim (Editor), Velde, Cornelis J. H. van de (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

This book seeks to promote an integrated approach among the various specialists involved in the management of rectal cancer with a view to ensuring that treatment is tailored appropriately to the individual patient. For ease of use, a question and answer format is employed. The focus is on those iss...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• What do we consider cancer of the rectum?
• What is considered state of the art in rectal cancer by ESTRO, ESMO and ESSO?
• Q&As on Risk Factor Identification
• Q&As on Imaging
• Q&As on Radiotherapy
• Q&As on Chemotherapy
• Q&As on Surgery
• Q&As on Pathology
• Q&As on Multidisciplinary Team Management.