The Animated Atlas of Ovarian Cancer is an attempt to highlight the various features, mechanisms and advanced approaches in treatment modalities. Featuring spectacular and realistic animations covering anatomy and physiology, mechanisms underlying abnormal and uncontrolled cell growth, cell types and their histological features, pathology, genes and other contributing factors, screening and diagnostic procedures, therapeutic interventions covering the latest of chemo, hormone, radiation, immune, and gene therapies, and also the surgical intervention.
Table of contents
Ovarian cancer
1. Ovaries - anatomy and physiology
2. Ovarian cancer - types and features
3. Pathology of ovarian cancer
4. Ovarian surface epithelium in carcinogenesis
5. Angiogenesis in ovarian cancer
6. VEGF-VEGF receptor signaling in angiogenesis
7. Role of cytokines in ovarian cancer
8. Genetics of ovarian cancer
9. FIGO system of staging
10. TNM system of staging
11. Screening and diagnosis of ovarian cancer
12. Ovarian tumor markers
13. Angiogenesis inhibitors
14. Anti-VEGF antibody therapy
15. Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer
16. Radiotherapy
17. Hormone therapy
18. Gene therapy (including nanoparticle delivery of suicide DNA)
19. Immunotherapy
20. Surgery for ovarian cancer