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Focus on Gynecologic Malignancies
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Edition:
- 1st Ed.
- Author:
- Berger, Nathan, Klopp, Ann, Lu, Karen
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- ISBN:
- 978-3-31-963482-1
- Doody's Star Rating®:
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- 100
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Examines the relation of obesity to endometrial cancer and to ovarian cancer while providing insight into public understanding of the importance of obesity as a risk factor for gynecologic malignancies
Gynecologic malignancies, especially endometrial and ovarian cancers are among the most important and most severely affected by obesity. This volume of Energy Balance and Cancer, written by the world’s leading experts in this field, is arranged to provide a transdisciplinary assessment of the pertinent issues, results of relevant research on mechanisms, and control, strategies for dealing with affected patients and improving outcomes and future research needs. The volume comprehensively covers the epidemiology linking obesity to endometrial and ovarian cancer as well as the public awareness of this critical problem. Subsequent chapters explain biologic aspects of linkages between energy balance and gynecologic malignancies. The volume further outlines strategies to disrupt the linkage between obesity and gynecologic malignancies and concludes with a series of chapters focused on management strategies for obese patients with gynecologic malignancies.
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Gynecologic malignancies, especially endometrial and ovarian cancers are among the most important and most severely affected by obesity. This volume of Energy Balance and Cancer, written by the world’s leading experts in this field, is arranged to provide a transdisciplinary assessment of the pertinent issues, results of relevant research on mechanisms, and control, strategies for dealing with affected patients and improving outcomes and future research needs. The volume comprehensively covers the epidemiology linking obesity to endometrial and ovarian cancer as well as the public awareness of this critical problem. Subsequent chapters explain biologic aspects of linkages between energy balance and gynecologic malignancies. The volume further outlines strategies to disrupt the linkage between obesity and gynecologic malignancies and concludes with a series of chapters focused on management strategies for obese patients with gynecologic malignancies.
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- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Berger, Nathan, Klopp, Ann, Lu, Karen
- ISBN:
- 978-3-31-963482-1
- Specialty:
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- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st Ed.
- Pages:
- 312
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 100
- Doody Core Title Score:
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