Description
This cutting-edge book delivers state of the art information on the management, biology, and clinical science of rectal cancer. Covering the spectrum of information from genetics and screening, to evaluation and staging, to advances and controversies in management, to survivor outcomes, sphincter preservation and quality of life, it is a comprehensive resource for this rapidly changing field. Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are fully explored, including the use of novel cytotoxic and targeted agents. With examination of trials in the United States and Europe, this book features the unique clinical insights of a cadre of world renowned specialists. Rectal Cancer: International Perspectives on Multimodality Management is an engaging discussion of current and future directions. This book is necessary reading for medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists treating primary and metastatic rectal cancer.
