Douglas A. Levine et al. - Handbook for Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology

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Douglas A. Levine, MD

Associate Attending Surgeon
Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP

Clinical Co-Director, Gynecologic Oncology
Director, Oncology Sexual Health Clinic
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Catheryn M. Yashar, MD

Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences
University of CaliforniaSan Diego
Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California

Richard R. Barakat, MD, FACOG, FACS

Deputy Physician-in-Chief
Regional Care Network and MSK Cancer Alliance
Ronald O. Perelman Chair in Gynecologic Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Andrew Berchuck, MD

Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Gynecologic Cancer Program
Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Maurie Markman, MD

Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs
National Director of Medical Oncology
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Marcus E. Randall, MD, FACR, FASTRO

Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Medicine
Markey Foundation Endowed Chair
University of Kentucky
Chief, Ambulatory Services
UK HealthCare
Lexington, Kentucky

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Handbook for principles and practice of gynecologic oncology / editors, Douglas A. Levine [and 6 others]. 2nd edition.

p. ; cm.

Abridgement of: Principles and practice of gynecologic oncology. 6th ed. / edited by Richard R. Barakat [et al.]. c2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4963-0642-5 (alk. paper)

I. Levine, Douglas A., editor.II. Principles and practice of gynecologic oncology. Abridgement of (work):

[DNLM:1. Genital Neoplasms, Female.WP 145]

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Jose Alejandro Rauh-Hain, MD

Clinical Fellow, Gynecologic Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Joyce N. Barlin, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Albany Medical College, Albany Medical Center
Attending Physician
Womens Cancer Care Associates
Albany, New York

Rachel M. Clark Sisodia, MD

Instructor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP

Clinical Co-Director, Gynecologic Oncology
Director, Oncology Sexual Health Clinic
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Tracilyn R. Hall, MD

Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts

Douglas A. Levine, MD

Associate Attending Surgeon
Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Sharon M. Lu, MD

Resident Physician
Department of Radiation Oncology
Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Samith Sandadi, MD, MSc

Gynecologic Oncologist
Florida Gynecologic Oncology
Fort Myers, Florida

Catheryn M. Yashar, MD

Professor, Department of Radiation
Medicine and Applied Sciences
University of California San Diego
Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California

Medicine is a field in continual evolution, and gynecologic oncology is no exception. Indeed, the field is constantly changing as new data are published that further our understanding and treatment approaches to these cancers. As a result, we have created the PPGO Handbook as a complement to its parent textbook,