Oncology

This new edition of the Practical Management of Complex Cancer Pain has been fully updated and expanded, with five new chapters on novel interventional techniques in cancer pain amelioration.

This book presents a comprehensive discussion on the novel concepts in stem cell heterogeneity, from pluripotent stem cells to human mesenchymal stem cells, adult and cancer stem cells of the thyroid, sarcoma, and more.

This book provides up-to-date information on the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with a review of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the disease process.

This volume provides an up-to-date account of the achievements pertaining to the application of capsaicin and capsaicin-like molecules in the therapy of various human ailments such as pain, non-allergic rhinitis, obesity, tumors and gastrointestinal, dermatologic and urologic disorders.

An integrated retrovirus effectively becomes part of the cellular genome, but with the difference that the virus to a large extent retains control over its own expression through nontranslated sequences in the long terminal repeat (L TR).

Springer Handbook of Enzymes provides data on enzymes sufficiently well characterized.

Peritoneal malignancy is a rapidly growing field within surgical oncology.

This unique and richly illustrated volume presents the state of the art in the comprehensive management of major neurosurgical diseases in the elderly (aged 65 and over).

This comprehensive volume reviews current topics and controversies in diagnostic breast pathology, and addresses frequently encountered diagnostic problems using a question and answer format and case presentations.

Advances in Cancer Research

Advances in Cancer Research

Der vorliegende Band „Verdauungstrakt und Peritoneum“ enthält die Pathologie des Ösophagus, Magens, Dünndarms und des Kolorektums.

The Atlas of PET/CT Imaging in Oncology serves an educational purpose and is designed to teach radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists about important aspects of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine specialists about the benefits of anatomic imaging.

In this book, experts from premier institutions across the world with extensive experience in the field clearly and succinctly describe the current and anticipated uses of PET/MRI in oncology.

This book presents a range of current research topics in biological network modeling, as well as its application in studies on human hosts, pathogens, and diseases.

This book provides an overview of the nonclinical testing strategies that are used to asses and de-risk the genotoxicity and carcinogenicity properties of human pharmaceuticals.

Now in its third edition!

From the preface: "e;The importance of the lymphatic system has been known for a long time.

Hadronic radiotherapy uses particle beams to treat tumors located near critical body structures and tumors that respond poorly to conventional photon and electron beam radiotherapy.

Leading international experts comprehensively review all aspects of platinum anticancer drugs and their current use in treatment, as well as examining their future therapeutic prospects.

Based on the most novel approaches and cutting-edge clinical and scientific information regarding radionuclide imaging and therapies for neuroendocrine tumors, this clinical guidebook represents a unique collaborative effort between endocrinologists, nuclear physicians, oncologists, surgeons, physicists, radio-pharmacists and geneticists.

Humans are diurnal organisms whose biological clock and temporal organization depend on natural light/dark cycles.

The subject of Tumour-Associated Macrophages is of interest in the cancer research community, and this book promises to be among the first to discuss a definitive theory on the role of macrophage in tumor development.

This book focuses on early diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment, which is the key to preventing the occurrence of the liver metastases in colorectal cancer, and to increasing the resection rate of the liver metastasis foci and the 5-year survival after surgery.

Neuro-oncology has evolved substantially as a clinical and research discipline over the past few decades.

This book addresses the day-to-day treatment planning issues that radiation oncologists are likely to encounter during the treatment of breast cancer patients and provides numerous practical "e;tips"e; that will assist in navigation of the treatment planning process, from delineation of the tumor boundaries to discrimination of adjacent normal tissues and critical structures at risk of radiation injury.

Treatment Landscape of Targeted Therapies in Oncology: Challenges and Opportunities provides up-to-date knowledge on antitumor-targeted therapies and immunotherapy.

The revelation that aspirin and aspirin-like compounds have notableantineo- plastic properties has revolutionized cancer research.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as an important innovative treatment for various primary and metastatic cancers.

This book has been well received in many places and in many countries.

Dieses Buch, welches sich vornehmlich auf Schwerpunkte wie krebserzeugende Faktoren, Krebsentstehung, Krebsfrüherkennung, neue Methoden der Diagnostik und der Behandlung und auf die Tumorbiologie konzentriert, ist eine Pflichtlektüre für alle die, die sich als Wissenschaftler, Ärzte, Politiker oder Betroffene mit dem Thema befassen.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs a healthy, happy thirty-nine-year-old mother with no family history of breast cancer, being diagnosed with the disease rocked Hollye Jacobss world.

Biological Basis of Geriatric Oncology highlights research issues that are specific to geriatric oncology in the field of carcinogenesis and cancer prevention and treatment, based on the biologic interactions of cancer and age.

Cancer Genomics for the Clinician is a practical guide to cancer genomics and its application to cancer diagnosis and care.

"e;Primary Liver Cancer: Challenges and Perspectives"e; presents the recent progress in basic and clinical research in Primary Liver Cancer (PLC) in China and around the world.

Each year, at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Henry Wagner summarizes his view of principal advances in the ?

This book provides insight into the various immunotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of lung cancers.

Over the last years, thanks to growing advances in the field of cancer therapies, a considerable decrease in cancer mortality has been observed.

Gain mastery over the fundamentals of radiation oncology physics!

This book provides an educational resource of modern and advanced operative techniques for patients with GI cancers.

As in CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY 1, this volume brings to the reader highlights in three different areas of cancer therapeutics: new concepts and models; drug classes; and clinical settings.

How to enhance well-being by reconnecting to sacred womanhood *; Shares ways to embody the power, wisdom, and compassion of the Great Mother *; Reveals a woman's purpose is to give birth not only to new life but also to new levels of consciousness *; Shows how female illnesses represent a disconnection from our true identity as women Four thousand years ago, women were seen as living representatives of the Great Mother, whose cyclical and potent energy gave birth to all existence.

Important contributions about the treatment modalities of breast cancer are presented in this book.

This book covers some well-known and some unexplored pathological aspects of management of peritoneal metastases and should be read by both surgeons and pathologists involved in the management of peritoneal surface malignancies.

This book provides detailed information on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment strategies for breast cancer.

Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Management of the Breast, Third Edition provides a comprehensive and contemporary account of techniques in oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery.

This book is an easy-to-use reference that provides ready guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of the full range of tumors of the central nervous system in adults and children.