This book focuses on selected topics of modern challenges of gynecologic oncology. It discusses the impact of climate change and pollution, by themselves or together, as related to gynecologic oncology. It discusses the use of cancer genomics and radiotherapy of various levels of technology as used by clinics in advanced and developing countries to improve outcome and decrease toxicity, and the public health implication for the high cost of advanced medical technology. It has a chapter on the socioeconomic barriers in achieving good outcome for endometrial cancer treatment. This book discusses using stereotactic robotic radiotherapy in irradiation and re-irradiation of complex gynecological cases. It has prose on the plasticity of humans and the age-old human pursuit of a healthy community to rest and regenerate. This book may be of interest to practitioners and researchers of oncology and public health.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-3-639-86396-3

ISBN-10:

3639863968

EAN:

9783639863963

Book language:

English

By (author) :

Rex Cheung

Number of pages:

76

Published on:

2016-01-26

Category:

Medicine