Non-surgical treatment of keratinocyte skin cancer
Although surgery remains the gold standard for treatment of non-melanoma or keratinocyte skin cancer, it also has its downside. Surgery leaves scars and nowadays the cosmetic outcome of therapy is becoming important. This guide offers treatment options for this group of patients.
| Other Authors: | Jemec, G. B. E., Kemény, Lajos., Miech, Donald., SpringerLink (Online Service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; London :
Springer,
©2010.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Summary: |
Although surgery remains the gold standard for treatment of non-melanoma or keratinocyte skin cancer, it also has its downside. Surgery leaves scars and nowadays the cosmetic outcome of therapy is becoming important. This guide offers treatment options for this group of patients. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. 880-01 From precursor to cancer: field cancerization and the opportunities for therapy / Gillian M. Murphy -- When is a skin cancer a cancer: the histopathologist's view / Dirk M. Elston -- Epidemiology of non-melanoma skin cancer / Annette Østergaard Jensen, Anna Lei Lamberg, and Anne Braae Olesen -- Genetics of non-melanoma skin cancers and associated familial syndromes / Khanh P. Thieu and Hensin Tsao -- Environmental risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancers / Vishal Madan -- Accuracy in the diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer / Mette Mogensen and Gregor B.E. Jemec -- Cure rates following surgical therapy -- the golden standard / Roland Kaufmann and Markus Meissner -- Pharmacological therapy: an introduction / Donald J. Miech -- Systemic chemotherapy of non-melanoma skin cancer / Robert Gniadecki -- Intralesional agents to manage cutaneous malignancy / Whitney A. High -- Topical chemotherapy / Donald J. Miech -- Immunotherapy: an introduction / Lajos Kemény -- Intralesional interferon in the treatment of basal cell carcinoma / Stanislaw Buechner -- Interleukin-2 for nonmelanoma skin cancer / Arpad Farkas -- Topical imiquimod / Lajos Kemény -- Photodynamic therapy / Gregor B.E. Jemec -- Critical evidence-based review of current experience and possible future developments of topical PDT / Olle Larkö and Ann-Marie Wennberg -- Electrochemotherapy in treatment of cutaneous tumors / Gregor Sersa -- Radiotherapy: at a glance / Renato Panizzon -- Prevention and adjuvant therapy / Veronique del Marmol and Gregor B.E. Jemec -- Sunscreens / Hans Christian Wulf -- Skin cancer: antioxidants and diet / Daniela Göppner and Harald Gollnick -- Retinoids in the management of non-melanoma skin cancer / Mohamed Badawy Abdel-Naser and Christos C. Zouboulis --PDT for cancer prevention / C.A. Morton -- Dermabrasion, laser resurfacing, and photorejuvenation for prevention of non-melanoma skin cancer / Annesofie Faurschou and Merete Hædersdal -- To cut or not, that is the question / Barbara Jemec and Gregor B.E. Jemec. Although surgery remains the gold standard for treatment of non-melanoma or keratinocyte skin cancer, it also has its downside. Surgery leaves scars and nowadays the cosmetic outcome of therapy is becoming important. This guide offers treatment options for this group of patients. University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783540793410 3540793410 |
| Access: |
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |