Oncology

The latest edition of An Atlas of Gynecologic Oncology continues its coverage of the innovative techniques in investigation and surgery on the brink of becoming established as part of the gynecologic surgeon's repertoire, now including the exciting developments in uterine transplantation.

The latest edition of An Atlas of Gynecologic Oncology continues its coverage of the innovative techniques in investigation and surgery on the brink of becoming established as part of the gynecologic surgeon's repertoire, now including the exciting developments in uterine transplantation.

In the age of digitization our society is transformed into a new state.

In the age of digitization our society is transformed into a new state.

Collaborative Practice in Palliative Care explores how different professions work collaboratively across professional, institutional, social, and cultural boundaries to enhance palliative care.

Collaborative Practice in Palliative Care explores how different professions work collaboratively across professional, institutional, social, and cultural boundaries to enhance palliative care.

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

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

Peritoneal malignancy is a rapidly growing field within surgical oncology.

Peritoneal malignancy is a rapidly growing field within surgical oncology.

Common factors that lead to treatment failure in head and neck cancer are the lack of tumour oxygenation, the accelerated division of cancer cells during treatment, and radioresistance.

Common factors that lead to treatment failure in head and neck cancer are the lack of tumour oxygenation, the accelerated division of cancer cells during treatment, and radioresistance.

On-treatment verification imaging has developed rapidly in recent years and is now at the heart of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and all aspects of radiotherapy planning and treatment delivery.

On-treatment verification imaging has developed rapidly in recent years and is now at the heart of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and all aspects of radiotherapy planning and treatment delivery.

A study which examines the epidemiology of cancer of the larynx as well as the clinical course of the disease through treatment and recurrence to death.

A study of the development and rejection of vitamin C as a treatment for cancer, this text also explores the evaluation process of such a contentious treatment.

What does supportive oncology do that palliative care doesn't already do?

This book provides healthcare professionals with a practice theory for the care and management of patients who have been diagnosed with cancer.

This book provides healthcare professionals with a practice theory for the care and management of patients who have been diagnosed with cancer.

This edited book focuses on the application of patient care within the three specialisms: diagnostic radiography (including fluoroscopy, computed tomography, breast imaging, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging), radiotherapy and oncology, and nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.

A comprehensive guide to the full range of interventional oncology techniques and their use in cancer diagnosis and management.

A comprehensive guide to the full range of interventional oncology techniques and their use in cancer diagnosis and management.

"Beautifully written and inspiringly grounded in the deepest truths, this is a book that will give strength and courage to all who are making their way through uncertain times and difficult days.

Provides a summary of glioma biology, genetics and management, based on the world-leading Duke University Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center program.

Provides a summary of glioma biology, genetics and management, based on the world-leading Duke University Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center program.

A complete guide to clinical oncology, covering the main treatment modalities and diagnosis and treatment strategies for specific tumour types.

A complete guide to clinical oncology, covering the main treatment modalities and diagnosis and treatment strategies for specific tumour types.

Reviews the origins of molecular oncology, including technologies for cancer analysis, key pathways in human malignancies, and available pharmacologic therapies.

Reviews the origins of molecular oncology, including technologies for cancer analysis, key pathways in human malignancies, and available pharmacologic therapies.

An overview of the current systems biology-based knowledge and the experimental approaches for deciphering the biological basis of cancer.

An overview of the current systems biology-based knowledge and the experimental approaches for deciphering the biological basis of cancer.

This 2001 book clearly illustrates and explains the acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of physiologic responses to exercise.

Core text for cancer biology courses, covering everything from molecular biology to clinical aspects.

Provides clear, broad and comprehensive guidance across common and rare MPNs for both day-to-day management and special situations.

Provides clear, broad and comprehensive guidance across common and rare MPNs for both day-to-day management and special situations.

Scintillation Dosimetry delivers a comprehensive introduction to plastic scintillation dosimetry, covering everything from basic radiation dosimetry concepts to plastic scintillating fiber optics.

Written by experienced authorities from around the world giving a wider international perspective on palliative nursing, this substantially expanded new edition has been specifically adapted to reflect working practices within the NHS.

This work includes a foreword by Elizabeth Rogerson.

Written by one of the world's leading experts in the field of nuclear medicine dosimetry, this text describes in detail the use of internal dose calculations in the practice of nuclear medicine.

Cancer Clinical Trials: Current and Controversial Issues in Design and Analysis provides statisticians with an understanding of the critical challenges currently encountered in oncology trials.

Miniaturization in the fields of chemistry and molecular biology has resulted in the "e;lab-on-a-chip.

While drug therapies developed in the last 80 years have markedly improved treatment outcomes and the management of some types of cancers, the lack of effectiveness and side effects associated with the most common treatment types remain unacceptable.

Recent global cancer statistical data has clearly indicated that prostate cancer is currently the second most frequently diagnosed cancer (at 15% of all male cancers) and globally the sixth leading cause of cancer death in males.

This innovative book provides a unique perspective on the biomedical and societal implications of personalized medicine and how it will help mitigate the healthcare crisis and rein in ever-growing expenditure.

Research has demonstrated that children with cancer and their parents regards procedure-related pain as one of the most difficult parts of having cancer, and their distress continues years after the completion of anti-cancer treatment.