Late Sequelae in Oncology

Writer of Foreword: Heilmann, H.P.
The object of this text is to review recent experimental and clinical data on problems in late therapeutic sequelae in cancer. The book hopes to provide aid in the estimation of risk, the selection of diagnostic methods, and the estimation of the prognosis of late sequelae.

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Increasing survival figures and the use of more intense combined treatment regimens in modern oncology have raised the problem of late therapeutic sequelae in long-term survivors after cancer. Recent scientific approaches to late sequelae concentrate on the evaluation of subclinical changes with sophisticated functional measurements and experimental investigation of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. The object of this book is to bring together recent clinical and experimental data from different medical disciplines to give an overview of the most relevant problems of late sequelae. In clinical practice the book can be used to estimate risks, select diagnostic methods, and estimate the prognosis of late sequelae.