Peritoneal Metastases and Peritoneal Mesothelioma

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Peritoneal Metastases and Peritoneal Mesothelioma Marcello Deraco Dominique M. Elias Olivier Glehen C. William Helm Paul H. Sugarbaker Vic J. Verwaal INTRODUCTION Peritoneal carcinomatosis, mesothelioma, and sarcomatosis are included in…

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Benign and Malignant Mesothelioma

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Benign and Malignant Mesothelioma Harvey I. Pass Michele Carbone Lee M. Krug Kenneth E. Rosenzweig INTRODUCTION Malignant mesotheliomas (MM) are highly aggressive neoplasms that arise primarily from the surface serosal…

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Neoplasms of the Mediastinum

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Neoplasms of the Mediastinum Robert B. Cameron Patrick J. Loehrer Percy P. Lee THYMIC NEOPLASMS Incidence and Etiology Thymic neoplasms, predominantly thymomas, constitute 30% and 15% of anterior mediastinal masses…

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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Frank C. Detterbeck Roy H. Decker Lynn Tanoue Rogerio C. Lilenbaum INCIDENCE AND ETIOLOGY Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide. The…

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Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer

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Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer Leora Horn Luiz Henrique de Lima Araujo Patrick Nana-Sinkam Gregory A. Otterson Terence M. Williams David P. Carbone INTRODUCTION Lung cancer tumorigenesis is a multistep…

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Genetic Counseling

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Genetic Counseling Ellen T. Matloff Danielle C. Bonadies INTRODUCTION Clinically based genetic testing has evolved from an uncommon analysis ordered for the rare hereditary cancer family to a widely available…

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Cancer Screening

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Cancer Screening Otis W. Brawley Howard L. Parnes INTRODUCTION Cancer screening refers to a test or examination performed on an asymptomatic individual. The goal is not simply to find cancer…

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Cancer Risk-Reducing Agents

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Cancer Risk-Reducing Agents Dean E. Brenner Scott M. Lippman Susan T. Mayne WHY CANCER PREVENTION AS A CLINICAL ONCOLOGY DISCIPLINE Until recently, clinical oncology has been defined as a medical…

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Role of Surgery in Cancer Prevention

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Role of Surgery in Cancer Prevention José G. Guillem Andrew Berchuck Jeffrey F. Moley Jeffrey A. Norton Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola Vanessa W. Hui INTRODUCTION Since the heritable component of…

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