Oncology

As bone marrow transplant treatments and chemotherapy develop, the population of neutropenic cancer patients is on the rise.

This book discusses the development of various reliable scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) imaging techniques for studying the distribution of biomarkers and nanomaterials in thin and thick animal samples, plant antioxidant (AO) defense systems, as well as human melanoma.

Clinical review of neck cancer discussing all diagnostic and treatment options for a wide readership.

3D Printing in Radiation Oncology: Personalization of Patient Treatment Through Digital Fabrication presents a comprehensive and practical view of the many forms in which 3D printing is being integrated into radiation oncology practice.

Peritoneal carcinomatosis dominates the clinical picture of many patients with gastrointestinal, gynecological and urological cancers.

New therapies and treatments targeted at brain metastasis are rapidly resulting in improved survival and quality of life for patients with this condition.

This up-to-date, hands-on manual offers clear guidance on contouring and treatment planning for both standard and advanced radiation therapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and simultaneously draws together the available relevant clinical data for each type of cancer with a view to driving treatment recommendations.

It was estimated that in 2008, 1,437,180 patients would receive a new cancer diagnosisand 565,650individualswould die of cancer (Jemal et al.

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers with an interest in the management of thyroid nodules and cancer, including both surgeons and endocrinologists.

Cell Press Reviews: Cancer Therapeutics informs, inspires, and connects cancer researchers at all stages in their careers with timely, comprehensive reviews written by leaders in the field and curated by Cell Press editors.

Advances in Cancer Research provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research.

This insightful volume opens new horizons for exploring modern therapeutic entities and emerging targets for combating the deadly disease of cancer.

Translational Advances in Gynecologic Cancers straddles the bench and bed divide by highlighting important and interesting research that is translatable to the clinic.

This book has been edited by two of the best known experts in the field of breast diseases.

Provides the information necessary to guide clinicians to more efficient and appropriate use of the cardiac imaging modalities at their disposal Most books currently available on cardiac imaging focus on just modality.

Over the last several decades, the introduction of new chemotherapeutic drugs and drug combinations has resulted in increased long- term remission rates in several important tumor types.

This book delves into the intersection of gum arabic, a natural product derived from Acacia gums (AGs) including Acacia sengal, Acacia seyal and Acacia polyacantha gum, and breast cancer (BC)biology from a biotechnology perspective.

This book provides a highly illustrated overview of the diseases of the human bone marrow.

This volume reviews the experimental data on drug-radiation interactions.

Gene therapy was conceived during the early and mid part of the 20th century.

Now in its second edition, this bestselling title has been extensively revised and expanded to include new topics on:obesity and breast cancerinduction of anti-hormone and anti-growth factor resistance in breast cancerclinical implications of testosterone and breast cancerinsulin-like growth factorsdiscussions on the biological, genetic, and molecu

Of the 8 million individuals living with cancer in the United States, up to 800,000 patients have a form of inherited cancer.

Significant progress in engineering has allowed the production of devices that can optically detect, differentiate and treat surface or near-surface cancers.

This book provides a practical guide to the clinical decision-making process used in the management of skin cancers with the use of dermoscopy.

Thisvolume details our current understanding of the architecture and signalingcapabilities of the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) in health and disease.

Advances in Cancer Research provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research.

This book demonstrates how advanced medical imaging techniques can be successfully applied to dental and maxillofacial conditions.

Renal Disease in Cancer Patients is a translational reference detailing the nephrological problems unique to patients with cancer in an organized and authoritative fashion.

The expanded second edition of this key clinical reference provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of oncologic emergencies.

Precision pathology of cancer is a new frontier - a systemic diagnostic approach to provide specific therapeutic targets and genetic and metabolic information for the treatment of patients.

Nanotechnology-Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems for Brain Tumors addresses brain anatomy and tumors and the progress and challenges in delivering drugs across the blood brain barrier.

Birdkeeping is becoming increasingly popular, but could it threaten good health?

Despite the advances in precision medicine and the progressive tailoring of multimodal therapies, surgery still remains the mainstay treatment in the majority of pediatric solid tumors and plays a key role in the multidisciplinary evaluation and management of pediatric oncology patients.

Immunity to Cancer documents the proceedings of a conference on "e;"e;Immunity to Cancer"e;"e; held at Williamsburg, Virginia, September 10-12, 1984.

Cancer poses a major threat to human health and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

This book presents a comprehensive set of methods for quantifying geometric quantities such as the volume of a tumor, the total surface area of the alveoli in a lung, the length of plant roots, or of blood vessels, the number of neurons in a brain compartment, the connectivity number of trabecular bone, the mean size of grains in a rock, etc.

A concise overview of the fundamental concepts of cancer biology for those with little or no background in the field.

Phagocytosis has been at the forefront of cell biology for more than a century.

The impact of basic science radiobiological research is now being recognized of significant importance in clinical radiation oncology.

The vast majority of the global population has pigmented non-Caucasian skin; accordingly, this book focuses on the diagnosis and management of skin diseases in dark-skinned populations, paying particular attention to different reactive profiles, the frequency and the clinical pictures of diseases in pigmented ethnic skin that arise in hot climate zones.

The control of breast cancer, a leading cause of cancer death in women, will depend ultimately on our understanding of the disease--its origin, and progression which in turn will permit the effective management of its treatment, its detection, and perhaps even its prevention.

This updated and expanded edition developed by the Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant team at Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute features the latest medical management guidelines and standards of care for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.

The Human Body: Linking Structure and Function provides knowledge on the human body's unique structure and how it works.

Biological response modifiers are increasingly used in viral and cancer therapy.

This textbook describes in detail the process of cancer metastasis from a single cell in the primary site through its arduous journey to the sentinel lymph node as the main gateway and beyond to distant sites.

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