{"product_id":"handbook-of-gastrointestinal-cancers-evidence-based-treatment-and-multidisciplinary-patient-care-9780826138125","title":"Handbook of Gastrointestinal Cancers: Evidence-Based Treatment and Multidisciplinary Patient Care","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandbook of Gastrointestinal Cancers\u003c\/em\u003e is a practical guide to the management of colorectal, pancreatic, hepatocellular, gastric, and esophageal cancers as well as other cancers of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Edited by a multidisciplinary group of oncologists from leading institutions, this book is an essential day-to-day reference for evidence-based treatment and patient care. The handbook focuses on treatment strategies and approaches to cancerous gastrointestinal tumors that are transforming the recent oncological landscape, including expert-given guidance on methods such as neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy, surgical transplant, radiation therapy, molecular diagnostic testing leading to molecularly targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith so many advances in the current field, it is increasingly difficult for early-career practitioners to grasp the entirety of practices and for seasoned oncologists to keep up with newly approved therapies, side effects to treatments, and special clinical management considerations, but this handbook addresses it all. Organized by major gastrointestinal disease sites and featuring \u003cem\u003e\"How I Treat\"\u003c\/em\u003e case vignettes from world experts for common and uncommon management considerations, the handbook brings an experience-based perspective to these tough-to-treat areas. The treatment strategies and applications set forth in the chapters are pertinent to situations and decision-making encountered in practice. \u003cem\u003eHandbook of Gastrointestinal Cancers\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable resource for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and surgeons treating and managing gastrointestinal cancers as well as trainees in medical, radiation, and surgical oncology programs needing an accessible point of care resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKEY FEATURES: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides treatment plans and recommendations for each stage of a range of gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal, pancreatic, and hepatocellular cancers plus more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes \u003cem\u003e\"How I Treat\"\u003c\/em\u003e patient vignettes told from the physician's point of view within each clinical chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutlines special considerations for the elderly and for survivors of gastrointestinal cancers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights important clinical guidance on nutritional and palliative concerns commonly seen in patients with gastrointestinal cancers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tanios Bekaii-Saab, Bassel El-Rayes, Timothy Pawlik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Demos Medical Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.16w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826138125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBekaii-Saab, Tanios:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, is Professor of Medicine, Senior Associate Consultant of Hematology and Oncology, and Co-Leader of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Program at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Prior to his move to Mayo Clinic, he earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, followed by a residency in internal medicine at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. He completed fellowships in clinical pharmacology and experimental therapeutics and hematology\/oncology at Tufts University\/New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He was previously at Ohio State University - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute as a tenured Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy, and Section Chief for the Gastrointestinal Cancer Program.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Demos Medical Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40201474572403,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":131.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c0ae69f8-ab79-40fc-8e83-072c9734694c.jpg?v=1656166095","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/handbook-of-gastrointestinal-cancers-evidence-based-treatment-and-multidisciplinary-patient-care-9780826138125","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}