BookBrian I. Carr, editor.
Summary: This book aims to illuminate the causes, incidence, and treatments of Hepatocellular Carcinoma(HCC) or liver cancer in the politically important and societally diverse region of the Middle East. Taking a flexible and inclusive view, it examines the influences of geography, crops and diet, ethnicity, and local behavior on both diagnosis and outcomes of this disease. Understanding the different causes of liver cancer enables effective strategies for both prevention and early diagnosis while knowledge of the different treatment modalities, their uses and limitations, availability and costs, works to inform rational treatment provision and selection. Divided into four sections, this book considers the causes and clinical syndromes associated with HCC, provides a detailed overview of clinical HCC and treatment modalities, describes country-specific clinical HCC experience and practice, and considers future needs and the potential for HCC collaborations across the region. Liver Cancer in the Middle East is a useful resource for clinicians seeking insight into the second highest cause of death from cancer worldwide, governments planning social and medical services for their peoples, as well as for international aid agencies prioritizing donations.
Contents:
Biological Aspects of HCC
Changing Etiology and Epidemiology of Human Liver Cancer
Hepatocarcinogenesis Induced by Environmental
Exposures in the Middle East
Obesity and Hepatocellular Carcinoma : Epidemiology and Mechanisms
Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus in the Middle East
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United Arab Emirates
Overview of Clinical HCC and its Management
Cost Effective
Therapies for HCC: Resection and Ablation
Transarterial Radioembolization in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Intra-arterial Chemotherapy and
Transarterial Chemoembolization in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Liver Transplantation in Middle East
Individual Patient Assessment and Therapy Decision-Making in a Live Donor-Based Liver Transplant Institute
Hepatocellular Cancer in Iran
Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Kuwait
Insights on Hepatocellular carcinoma in Saudi Arabia
Hepatitis C induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Middle East
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Middle East: An Overview
Current HCC Clinical and Research in Egypt
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Turkey - A Review of Disease Epidemiology and Treatment Outcomes
Targeting c-Met and AXL Crosstalk for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Morocco
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Lebanon and its Association with Thalassemia
An Overview of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Lebanon: a focus on hepatitis B and thalassemia-related HCC
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Pakistan: An Update
Future Directions
The Need for Region-Wide HCC Collaborations.