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New chapters in this edition cover laparoscopic surgery and national strategies for gynecologic cancer. More than 30 percent of the chapters have been completely rewritten. This edition also includes new full-color illustrations.

Table of Contents:

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Epidemiology of Gynecologic Cancers 3
2 Genetics and Gynecologic Cancer 31
3 Basic Biology and Biochemistry of Gynecologic Cancer 61
4 Tumor Invasion and Metastases 87
5 Oncogenes and Tumor-Suppressor Genes 107
6 Immunology and Immunotherapy of Gynecologic Cancers 149
7 Tumor Markers 177
8 Cancer Prevention 197
9 Hormonal Interactions in Gynecologic Malignancies 211
10 Biostatistics and Clinical Trials 231
11 Surgical Principles in Gynecologic Oncology 255
12 Perioperative and Critical Care 275
13 Biologic and Physical Aspects of Radiation Oncology 305
14 Principles of Chemotherapy in Gynecologic Cancer 381
15 Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Gynecologic Cancer 399
16 Gynecologic Oncology for the General Obstetrician-Gynecologist 457
17 Cancer in the Pregnant Patient 463
18 Management of Infections in Gynecologic Cancer Patients 487
19 Management of Pain 507
20 Quality of Life and Psychosocial Aspects of Gynecologic Cancer Care 529
21 Sexual Rehabilitation: Surgical and Psychological Approaches 551
22 Nutrition in Gynecologic Cancer Patients 569
23 Diagnostic Imaging Techniques in Gynecologic Oncology 587
24 Management of Late Effects of Treatment 627
25 AIDS and Women 649
26 Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Preinvasive Lesions of the Lower Genital Tract 675
27 Vulva 717
28 Vagina 753
29 Uterine Cervix 785
30 Corpus: Epithelial Tumors 859
31 Corpus: Mesenchymal Tumors 897
32 Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 919
33 Ovarian Germ-cell Tumors 987
34 Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors 1003
35 Carcinoma of the Fallopian Tube 1025
36 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease 1039
37 Breast Cancer 1079
Subject Index 1143