BookSumita Mehta, Anshuja Singla, editor.
Summary: This book explores all aspects of preventive oncology of the female genital tract and provides readers with detailed insights on the topic. Preventive oncology has long been recognized as a pressing need, though formally few steps have been taken to actively promote it. The book's respective chapters holistically cover the concept of cancer prevention for the female genital tract & breast. In addition, it explains the evidence-based value of each screening modality, and the rationale behind the recommended screening guidelines. In closing, the book highlights a wealth of recent evidence-based literature, making it a highly informative resource that will significantly broaden readers' understanding of preventive oncology.
Contents:
HPV epidemiology in prevention of cervical cancer
Cytology versus HPV testing for primary prevention
Methods of HPV testing: clinical implications
Novel biomarkers for HPV detection
Colposcopic principles & tissue basis
Colposcopic features of cervical intraepithelial lesions
HPV vaccines
Cervical cancer screening in pregnancy
Cervical cancer screening in low resource settings
Ablative methods for treatment of intraepithelial lesions
CIN 2 lesions: management dilemmas
Follow up after treatment of CIN
Epidemiology/Risk factors of endometrial cancers
Role of cytology
Hysteroscopy and cancer prevention
Premalignant lesions of endometrium? Endometrial hyperplasia
Hereditary endometrial cancers & prevention
Chemoprevention of endometrial cancers
Ovarian malignancy: risk factors
Role of tumor markers
Sonographic screening
Role of prophylactic surgery/oophorectomy
Risk factors for breast malignancy
Role of breast examination/CBE
Facts about mammography
Cancer risk & genetic testing
What's new in breast screening
Classification of vulval lesions
Vulvoscopy: the way forward
Vulval intraepithelial lesions(VIN): diagnosis & management
Vaginal intraepithelial lesions(VAIN)
Screening guidelines for cervical cancer
Screening guidelines for endometrial cancer
Recommendations for ovarian cancer screening
Breast cancer screening strategies
Case discussions on various scenarios of different premalignant conditions of cervix, endometrium, breast & ovary.