Oncology

This book surveys recent advances in theranostics based on magnetic nanoparticles, ultrasound contrast agents, silica nanoparticles and polymeric micelles.

This book covers various cancer chemotherapeutics, offering research-oriented overviews of phytochemical-based cancer treatments.

This new edition elucidates the radiation therapy protocols and procedures for the management of adult patients presenting with primary benign and malignant central nervous system tumors.

This book encapsulates recent applications of CI methods in the field of computational oncology, especially cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and its optimized therapeutics.

This book provides an updated account of recent advancements in the field of nanotechnology-based theranostics with special emphasis on their application in the diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancer and neurological diseases.

This book discusses in detail the pathological aspects associated with alterations in the gut microbiota and the pathogenesis of different disorders related to dysbiosis.

The fourth edition of Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases builds on the success of the previous editions by fully updating knowledge on diagnostic and epidemiologic aspects and presenting important new insights derived from new epidemiologic studies and animal studies.

This new edition elucidates the radiation therapy protocols and procedures for the management of adult patients presenting with primary benign and malignant central nervous system tumors.

This book concisely reviews our current understanding of hypoxia, molecular targeting, DNA repair, cancer stem cells, and tumor pathophysiology, while also discussing novel strategies for putting these findings into practice in daily clinical routine.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the biological basis of renal tumors in childhood and the clinical approaches to their treatment.

This book provides a thorough and up-to-date discussion of key issues in the supportive care of children with cancer.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

In der klinischen Onkologie spielt die exakte Klassifikation der malignen Tumoren in Bezug auf das Ausmaß der Ausbreitung zum Zeitpunkt der Diagnose eine wesentliche Rolle.

Die TNM-Klassifikation ist die weltweit am häufigsten verwendete und international einheitliche Klassifikation der anatomischen Ausbreitung maligner Tumoren.

In 1938 the League of Nations Health Organization published an Atlas Illustrating the Division of Cancer of the Uterine Cervix into Four Stages (edited by J.

Pediatric CNS Tumors is a detailed review of childhood nervous system tumors with a particular emphasis on biological data and treatment algorithms for each tumor type.

The introduction of colposcopy and exfoliative cytology as a means of examining the cervix uteri has opened up the possibility of studying the preceding and early stages of invasive carcinoma of the cervix and has also brought to light a number of conditions which are possibly only indirectly related, if related at all, to cervical neo- with histological evaluation it is possible to plasia.

Conformal radiation therapy represents a new challenge for radiation oncologists.

Advances in genetics, molecular biology and gene delivery technologies in recent years have led to new gene therapy strategies for treatment of a variety of diseases.

Given that treatment with curative intent is possible in only one-half of cancer victims, and that such treatment frequently fails, the majority of patients with cancer will require relief of symptoms and signs caused by their disease.

The title "e;Stem Cells from Cord Blood, In Utero Stem Cell Develop- ment, and Transplantation-Inclusive Gene Therapy"e; suggests that more than one topic is combined in one workshop.

The induction of immune responses against tumor cells by vaccination is rapidly evolving as a therapeutic modality with new potentials for the treatment of cancer.

The use of cells for the treatment of a variety of diseases is no longer a dream.

The last 15 years have brought an understanding of growth and differentiation at the molecular level, expanding our knowledge of the origin and progression of cancer.

It is now widely accepted that cells have the ability to initiate a program of gene-directed death, a process called "e;apoptosis"e; which may also be used as an innovative strategy for therapeutic intervention in cancer therapy.

The aim of this book is to provide a uniquely comprehensive source of information on the entire field of radiation therapy physics.

"e;What is a nongenotoxic carcinogen?

Cell biology has made an appreciable impact on the evaluation of physiological and pathophysiological processes leading to a more detailed understanding of the signaling mechanisms by which cells communicate in vivo and in vitro and modify adaptively.

Inter-relationships of the Dental Tissues The tooth germ has three main components -the enamel organ, the dental papilla and the dental follicle (Fig.

Die Pathogenese der Arteriosklerose ist immer noch weitgehend ungeklärt.

Die diagnostischen Fortschritte der Ausstrichcytologie haben bisher nur ill beschei­ denem Umfang Eingang in die ärztliche Praxis gefunden.

By consistently dedicating efforts to multi-omic and other high-throughput technologies, it is expected that RNA therapies will have a vital role in future personalized medicine approaches for cancer therapy.

Over the years, the management of lymphomatous disease has followed a general trend from the purely empirical and intuitive use of medications to radiation, to surgery, and to chemotherapy with alkylating agents and anti-metabolites.