Oncology

The "e;Cutaneous Cancers: An Interdisciplinary Approach"e; is the fifteenth volume of the "e;Interdisciplinary Cancer Research"e; series, publishes comprehensive volume on diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous cancers.

Since the 1970s, the origin of cancer is being explored from the point of view of the Somatic Mutation Theory (SMT), focusing on genetic mutations and clonal expansion of somatic cells.

This volume comprises the investigation of factors that may predict the response to treatment, outcome, and survival by exploring: design considerations in molecular epidemiology, including:case-onlyfamily-basedapproaches for evaluation of genetic susceptibility to exposure and addiction pharmacogeneticsincorporation of biomarkers in clinical tria

The dramatic improvement made in recent years in the treatment of child- hood malignancies has been in large part the result of advances in the field of pharmacology.

The past 20 years have seen a surge of research into colorectal cancer, which is a reflection of the need to improve our methods of treating patients suffering from this increasingly common form of cancer.

During the last two decades, much attention has been given by scientists to the metabolite, 5-hydroxytryptamine, otherwise known as serotonin.

This book is the first to focus specifically on cancer nanotheranostics.

This book offers a summary and discussion of the advances of inflammation and infection in various cancers.

Hadron therapy is a groundbreaking new method of treating cancer.

Calcium-Sensing Receptor provides an overview of various aspects of the calcium receptor's biochemistry, physiology and pathophysiology that is suitable both for those who have been working in the field of Ca2+0-sensing as well as those who are new to this discipline.

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

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date compendium on diagnosis, treatment and late effects of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in children, adolescents and young adults.

The second edition of this book offers six new chapters covering the latest developments in quantitative medical imaging, including artificial intelligence, MRI mapping, sonography, elastography and cardiac CT.

This invaluable resource discusses insights ranging from basic biological mechanisms of various types of stem cells through the potential applications in the treatment of human diseases, including cancer and genetic disorders.

Breast cancer is probably the most frequent and fatal neoplasm in women of the western world, and it causes more fear, suffering and morbidity than any other disease in our times.

In 1969, at age twenty, Martina moves to San Francisco.

This volume covers a wide variety of state of the art cancer-related methods and tools for data analysis and interpretation.

Gastric cancer is still the most common cause of cancer death in the world, although in most countries, with the notable exception of the United States, its incidence is slowly declining.

Cancer gene therapy is a novel therapy that targets the underlying genetic defects in the cancer cell.

Cells are by nature compelled to live in groups.

This book provides practical guidance on all aspects of reverse phase protein array (RPPA) technology, which permits the quantification of protein levels in cell or tissue lysates.

Numerous studies have shown that elevated levels of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood of cancer patients are associated with poor response to treatment and inferior survival probabilities.

Palliative care is an essential element of our health care system and becoming increasingly significant amidst an aging society and organizations struggling to provide both compassionate and cost effective care.

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a heterogeneous group of cancers that, if combined, represent one of the most common cancer types.

This book provides the reader with broad perspectives and breadth of knowledge on current topics related to the use of proteomic strategies in cancer therapy as well as anticipated challenges that may arise from its application in daily practice.

The book provides a comprehensive examination of pancreatic cancer, integrating global insights with an African-focused perspective.

This book assesses: 1) the possible association between tissue stiffness and risk of cancer development; up to now a rather high number of malignant tumoral histotypes have been identified in the different human organs and have been included in our anatomopathological classifications.

The explosion of new information on Helicobacter pylori-related disease, both in the basic sciences and in clinical medicine, has continued to progress at an unprecedented pace.

This third edition provides new and updated chapters on gene therapeutic strategies of cancer.

Over recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in knowledge of the biology of the lymphomas which has been accompanied by the emergence of new treatments that offer both improvements in efficacy and reduction in toxicity.

In organizing the second edition of  this renowned Handbook, Dr.

Carefully designed as an easy and quick reference, this desktop manual is for working pathologists who need to determine the particular type of cancer they are dealing with in a patient.

This book provides a wealth of images and extensive information on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and other cells usually observed in blood from patients with cancer, such as giant macrophages, and circulating tumor microemboli (CTM).

There are many conditions that affect the skeletal system.

A high proportion of cancer occurs primarily in older persons, and incidence of the major cancers is greater.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on the molecular players in the tumor microenvironment, including MicroRNAs, estrogen, Caveolin-1, Nitric Oxide, RANK/RANKL signaling, , COX-2 Signaling, Renin-angiotensin system, and more.

The new field of applied genetic research, genetic toxicology and mutation research investigates the mutagenicity and cancerogenicity of chemicals and other agents.

The first edition of Oncogenes (1989) focused on several of the better known transforming mechanisms and surveyed a spectrum of solid tumors and hematologic malignancies.

When a patient is told that his prostate cancer has progressed to a new stage, he has both questions and concerns.

Angiogenesis (formation of new vessels from pre-existing ones) is a crucial early event in the process of tumor development.

Images from CT, MRI, PET, and other medical instrumentation have become central to the radiotherapy process in the past two decades, thus requiring medical physicists, clinicians, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and trainees to integrate and segment these images efficiently and accurately in a clinical environment.

This book is a practical guide on image-guided robotic (CyberKnife(R)) radiosurgery of the brain and the spine.

Winner of a 2025 Excellence in Publishing Award from the Association of Catholic Publishers: Spirituality (Third Place [tie]).

Advances in Cancer Research

This book shares the latest research and practice-oriented findings in medical sciences with a wide audience.

Targeting the key active elements in the mechanism and application of apoptosis and its therapeutic implications, Apoptosis: Modern Insights into Disease from Molecules to Man covers apoptosis from A to Z.

Drug Discovery in Cancer Epigenetics is a practical resource for scientists involved in the discovery, testing, and development of epigenetic cancer drugs.

By detailing experimental and basic research, from premalignancy to fully invasive tumors, this book has wide applicability to all human carcinomas.