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While cancer affects primarily the elderly, it also occurs in younger age groups, with different implications specifically relating to reproduction. Cancer can also occur during pregnancy itself. This brings together two diverse areas of medicine, encompassing the complexity of cancer and its varied biology and the equally challenging areas of fertility, conception and pregnancy. The 55th RCOG Study Group brought together a range of experts to examine these issues. This book presents the findings of the Study Group, with sections covering: * epidemiology, genetics and basic principles of chemotherapy and radiotherapy * fertility issues and paediatric cancers * gynaecological cancers and precancer * diagnostic dilemmas * the placenta * non-gynaecological cancers * multidisciplinary care and service provision.

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Author:   Sean Kehoe ,  Eric Jauniaux ,  Pierre Martin-Hirsch ,  Philip Savage
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   RCOG Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781904752615

ISBN 10:   1904752616
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 November 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I. Epidemiology, Genetics and Basic Principles of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy: 1. Epidemiology of cancer in women during reproductive life Joanne Morrison and Sean Kehoe; 2. Cancer genetics and reproduction Fiona Lalloo and Tara Clancy; 3. Chemotherapy in the treatment of pregnant women with cancer Elyce Cardonick; 4. Radiotherapy and cancer Mary McCormack; Section 2. Fertility Issues and Paediatric Cancers: 5. Assisted reproductive technology for preserving fertility in women with cancer Shaun Fountain; 6. Fertility after cancer therapy Melanie Davies; 7. Fertility-preserving surgery in women with cancer of the cervix John Shepherd; 8. Gonadal function and fertility issues in children and young people treated for cancer W. Hamish B. Wallace; Section 3. Gynaecological Cancers and Precancer: 9. Management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia during pregnancy Evangelos Paraskevaidis and George Koliopoulos; 10. Impact of LLETZ on subsequent pregnancies Evangelos Paraskevaidis and Maria Kyrgiou; 11. Ovarian masses and malignancies Sin Taylor and Pierre Martin-Hirsch; 12. Cervical and endometrial cancer in relation to pregnancy Nigel Acheson; Section 4. Diagnostic Dilemmas: 13. Imaging techniques Niall Moore and Anna Sharman; 14. Serum markers for gynaecological cancer in the reproductive years Ranjit Manchanda and Usha Menon; 15. Diagnostic dilemmas in cellular pathology Sanjiv Manek; Section 5. The Placenta: 16. Placental and fetal malignancies Eric Jauniaux and Neil Sebire; 17. Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia Philip Savage; Section 6. Non-Gynaecological Cancers: 18. Pregnancy and breast cancer Martin Widschwendter, Paul Ellis and Michael Baum; 19. The haematological malignancies Jane Apperley and Seonaid Pye; 20. Melanoma and reproductive health Julia Newton-Bishop; Section 7. Multidisciplinary Care and Service Provision; 21. Multidisciplinary care Cathy Hughes and Nichola Kane; Section 8. Consensus Views: 22. Consensus views arising from the 55th Study Group: Cancer and Reproductive Health; Index.

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Sean Kehoe works as a Consultant at Churchill Hospital and John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He currently serves on the RCOG Council (as Fellows' Representative South East) and Product Development Executive Committee (as Convenor of Study Groups). Eric Jauniaux is a Senior Lecturer at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and, until recently, served on the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Editorial Board. Pierre Martin-Hirsch is a Consultant at Royal Preston Hospital, and has served on the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Editorial Board and the RCOG Scientific Advisory Committee. Philip Savage is a Consultant in Medical Oncology at the NHS at Charing Cross Hospital, London.

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