Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Regimen Dose Cycle duration No cycles Notes Reference Non-anthracycline containing Oral CMF Cyclophosphamide (100 mg/m2, PO) d1 to 14 Methotrexate (40 mg/m2) d1, 8 5-Fluorouracil (500 mg/m2) d1, 8 q4…
ONCOLOGY
The Initial Consultation: Malignant Disease
Fig. 7.1 (a, b) The Advocate Christ Medical Center’s multidisciplinary oncology breast clinic’s intake form The history of present illness should note the means of how the cancer was initially…
Operative Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Adam I. Riker (ed.)Breast Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-1145-5_16 16. Operative Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer Hannah W. Hazard1 (1) Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center – South, West Virginia University School of Medicine,…
Breast-Conserving Therapy for Breast Cancer
Fig. 13.1 Lumpectomy versus mastectomy (From McGuire et al. [5]) Keystone Trials Over the past 50 years, patient education, screening, and early detection with advancements in mammography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance…
Current Management of Nipple Discharge
Fig. 6.1 Algorithm for the management of nipple discharge. *If patient plans future breastfeeding, selective duct excision is preferred over major duct excision The characteristics of the discharge should be…
Current Management of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Fig. 11.1 (a) Low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ (grade 1): low-grade monomorphic nuclei, inconspicuous nucleoli, diffuse chromatin, cells maintain polarity around gland-like spaces, no comedo necrosis. (b) Intermediate-grade ductal carcinoma…
The Emerging Role of Prophylactic Mastectomy
Patient Young age White race Private insurance Family history of breast cancer Tumor Infiltrating lobular histology Multicentric disease Tumor size Treatment BRCA testing MRI Breast reconstruction Facility type Reasons for…
Coping with Colorectal Cancer
21 Coping with Colorectal Cancer Eden R. Stotsky KEY POINTS • Colon and rectal cancers are among the most common adult cancers worldwide, and the number of survivors of colorectal…
Open Surgical Techniques in Colorectal Cancer
14 Open Surgical Techniques in Colorectal Cancer Vanita Ahuja KEY POINTS • Variations in surgical techniques exist in the treatment of colorectal cancer. Following the National Cancer Institute (NCI) guidelines…
Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Colorectal Cancer
1 Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Colorectal Cancer Kathryn M. Chu KEY POINTS • Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the third most common cause of…
