Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Ovarian Cancer - A Clinical and Translational Update

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Ivan Diaz-Padilla
Ivan Diaz-Padilla

GlaxoSmithKline (Switzerland),
Switzerland

Published27 February 2013

Doi10.5772/56234

ISBN978-953-51-1030-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-7105-8

Copyright year2013

Number of pages384

"Ovarian Cancer: A Clinical and Translational Update" embraces the most recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer. With the valuable collaboration of international experts in the field, this book is intended to provide the readership with a comprehensive update in the subject of epithelial ovarian cancer.

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

3. Preventive Strategies for Ovarian Cancer

By L. Cortesi, A. Toss and E. De Matteis

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4. Borderline Epithelial Tumors of the Ovary

By Gennaro Cormio, Vera Loizzi, Maddalena Falagario, Doriana Scardigno, Donatella Latorre and Luigi E. Selvaggi

4,335
5. Implication of Clear Cell and Mucinous Histology

By Jun Naniwa, Hiroaki Itamochi and Junzo Kigawa

2,611
6. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, and Survival Following a Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

By Sherri L. Stewart, Jennifer M. Wike, Trevor D. Thompson, Rosemary D. Cress, Amy R. Kahn, Cynthia D. O’Malley and Maria J. Schymura

2,535
7. The Genetics of Ovarian Cancer

By Constantine Gennatas

1,946
8. Surgical Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

By Lucas Minig, M. Guadalupe Patrono, Rafael Alvarez Gallego, Javier Valero de Bernabé and Ivan Diaz-Padilla

3,122
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9. The Role of Chemotherapy in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

By Miguel Angel Alonso Bermejo, Ana Fernandez Montes, Eva Perez Lopez, Miguel Angel Nuñez Viejo, Jesus Garcia Gomez and Jesus Garcia Mata

2,295
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11. Biological Significance of Apoptosis in Ovarian Cancer: TRAIL Therapeutic Targeting

By Nadzeya Goncharenko-Khaider, Denis Lane, Isabelle Matte, Claudine Rancourt and Alain Piche

2,505
13. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway in Ovarian Cancer: Biological Rationale and Therapeutic Opportunities

By Alexandra Leary, Edouard Auclin, Patricia Pautier and Catherine Lhomme

6,015
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14. PARP Inhibitors in Ovarian Cancer

By Jeanine Staples and Annekathryn Goodman

3,691
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16. Ovarian Cancer in vitro Diagnostics: New Approaches to Earlier Detection

By Jorge Tapia, Mercedes de Alvarado, Benjamín Bustos, Vania Lukoviek and Gregory E. Rice

1,924
17. Disseminated Tumor Cells and Cancer Stem Cells in Ovarian Cancer

By Malgorzata Banys, Natalia Krawczyk, Andreas D. Hartkopf and Tanja Fehm

2,055

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