Oncology

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Malignancies originating from the urogenital tract account for about 20% of all solid neoplasias.

The essays in this book discuss the role that chemicalagents in the environment play in the development of cancer.

The diagnosis of cancer in a child is a devastating finding not only to the parents but often to the child.

Knowledge of tumours of the salivary glands has advanced consider- ably in the two decades that have elapsed since work was started on the first edition of Histological Typing of Salivary Gland Tumours.

Pathobiology of Human Germ Cell Neoplasia is a state-of-the-art compendium on a very recent branch of tumor biology.

Tumours and tumour-like lesions occurring in the Upper Respiratory Tract and Ear are classified and defined using internationally accepted terminology and diagnostic criteria.

Das Buch enthält die Übersichtsreferate und Gastvorlesungen, die auf der Jahrestagung der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft im August/September 1990 in Hannover gehalten wurden.

One of a series sponsored by the World Health Organisation, this new edition updates part of the recognized international classification of tumors.

Until the middle of the present century, the morphology and function of the thymus were primarily of interest to those working in the fields of pathologic anatomy, endo- crinology, and pediatrics.

The administration of chemotherapeutic agents by continuous infusion with concomitant radiation therapy heralds a new approach in the treatment of cancer.

The development of the capacity to use electron beams at various energies stimulated the development of the new technology of intraoperative radiation therapy.

This volume discusses the technique of operative radiation therapy known as brachytherapy.

The second international symposium on "e;Supportive Care in Cancer Patients"e; took place March 1-3, 1990-again in St.

Teil I des Verhandlungsberichtes 1990 der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie enthält die Hauptreferate, die von besonderen Sachkennern für die Jahresversammlung geschrieben wurden.

Many recent developments in neuro-oncology relevant to clinical practice have contributed to improved patient care.

The identification of occupational cancer risk factors and of carcinogens in the workplace is assuming increasing import- ance in cancer epidemiology.

Papers from the 4th International Copenhagen Symposium on the Detection of Breast Cancer giving latest advances in early detection, especially early screening programs.

This classic WHO reference has been updated in a new edition; it provides a standardized set of terms and definitions which facilitate national and international comparisons of data.

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) as a harmful influence on the health of nonsmokers has been a controversial topic since the early 1980s.

The growth and function of many tissues are influenced by hormones.

The aim of radiation protection standards is to make the radiation workplace as safe as is humanly possible.

Dieser Band enthält die Vorträge der 40.

In the field of Hodgkin's lymphoma, many new data have been collected during the last decade both on the cell of origin of this disease and on more effective therapies to cure the majority of pa- tients even in the advanced stages.

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) was estab- lished in 1978 to stimulate and support scientific research and educational programs related to nutrition, toxicology, and food safety, and to encourage cooperation in these programs among scientists in universities, industry, and government agencies to assist in the resolution of health and safety issues.

In den letzten Jahren ist aus der molekularbiologischen Forschung heraus eine Analysetechnik für die breitere Anwendung entwickelt worden, die nach ihrer Ausführungsform "DNA-Hybridisierungstechnik" und nach ihrem Anwendungsbereich "Gen-Analyse" genannt wird.

This classification is based primarily on the microscopic characteris- tics of tumours.

The controlled clinical trial has become an essential part of the clinician's decision-making process.

During the last few decades, there has been a tremendous improvement in the treatment of cancer.

The ultimate "e;consumer"e; of the data presented at conferences on the primary treatment of operable breast cancer is the patient, and when, as in this disease, the benefits of therapy are relatively mod- est, the availability and interpretation of the data from trials be- comes an issue of primary importance.

Modern surgical oncology is characterized by multimodal therapy.

Physicians and biologists here present their experimental work in the field of hyperthermia, paying particular regard to its relevance in clinical situations.

Physicians, biologists and physicists present their recent work in the field of hyperthermia with regard to both its application and its combination with radiation and chemotherapy.

Minimal neoplasia may be defined as a small cancer that has progressed beyond its site of primary origin into the surrounding tissue, but that has not yet reached the stage of deeper invasion or metastasization.

This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICC.

Seit der 1.

Primary malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract account for 23% of all invasive cancers and 24% of all the deaths in 1988.

The preceding decade has seen the production of many cancer at- lases.

The contemporary management of patients with cancers of the head and neck is under careful scrutiny and major changes are being introduced in order to improve the potenti- al not only for long-term control but also for less in the way of disfiguring and distres- sing complications associated with the treatment programs.

This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICe.

The symposium on supportive care in cancer patients, which took place in St.

The Third International Copenhagen Symposium on Detection of Breast Cancer afforded a further opportunity for scientists from all over the world to come together and present important papers con- cerning breast cancer and early diagnostic procedures.

The series "e;Medical Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology"e; is the successor to the well known "e;Encyclopedia of Medical RadiologyjHandbuch der medizinischen Radiologie"e;.

This new series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the VICe.

Despite recent advances in adjuvant therapies of cancer, the regi- mens of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy treatment which are presently available fail to cure the majority of cancer patients.

Interest in the etiology of malignant melanoma has increased enor- mously in the last 10 years, after it was realized that the incidence of the cutaneous form of the disease was rising.