In Cancer Screening: A Practical Guide for Physicians, a panel of highly experienced clinicians and researchers from around the world present their up-to-date screening techniques for a wide variety of cancers. The techniques range from screening for breast, gynecological, and gastrointestinal cancers, to testing for urogenital, dermatological, and respiratory cancers. In addition to providing the busy practitioner with quick access to guidelines for particular cancers, the epidemiology and biology of the various cancers, as well as the sensitivity and specificity of the methods, are discussed in detail. Authoritative and physician-friendly, Cancer Screening: A Practical Guide for Physicians offers to all internists, oncologists, various subspecialists, and primary care physicians a concise practical review of cancer screening designed specifically for daily use in the consulting room.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction. Principles of Cancer Screening, Maurie Markman. Part II. Screening for Breast and Gynecological Cancers. Screening for Breast Cancer, Kristen Zarfos and Peter J. Deckers. Screening for Cervical Cancer, Amreen Husain and William J. Hoskins. Screening for Ovarian Cancer, Beth E. Nelson and Allan R. Mayer. Screening for Endometrial Cancer, Allen R. Mayer and Beth E. Nelson. Part III. Screening for Gastrointestinal Cancers. Screening for Colorectal Cancer, Kittichai Promrat, Khalid Aziz, and George Y. Wu. Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Kirti Shetty, Khalid Aziz, and George Y. Wu. Screening for Oropharyngeal Cancer, Krishnamoorthy Srinivasan and Mohan Kameswaram. Part IV. Screening for Urogenital Cancers. Screening for Prostate Cancer, Peter C. Albertsen. Screening for Testicular Cancer, Charles G. Petrunin and Craig R. Nichols. Part V. Dermatological Cancers. Screening for Skin Cancer, Marti J. Rothe, Tracy L. Bialy, and Jane M. Grant-Kels. Part VI. Screening for Respiratory Cancers. Screening for Lung Cancer, Michael J. McNamee. Part VII. Screening for Cancers in High-Risk Groups. Screening for Esophageal Cancer in Barrett's Esophagus, Elizabeth I. Heath and Marcia I. F. Canto. Screening for Esophageal Cancer in China, You-Lin Qiao and Guoqing Wang. Screening for Liver Cancer in China, Boheng Zhang and Binghui Yang. Screening for Gastric Cancer in Japan, Masao Ichinose, Naohisa Yahagi, Masashi Oka, Hitoshi Ikeda, Kaumasa Miki, and Masao Omata. Part VIII. Future Prospects in Cancer Screening. Advanced Imaging Technology for Future Cancer Screening, Jeff L. Fidler. Molecular Genetics and Cancer Screening: Current Status and Future Prospects, Zhong Ling, Khalid Aziz, and George Y. Wu. Part IX. Medicolegal Aspects of Cancer Screening. Medicolegal Issues in Cancer Screening, Charlotte Brooks. Index.