Oncology

This book reviews the important new field of PET/CT-guided biopsy, which is of potential value in optimizing the diagnostic yield of biopsies.

At 57 years old, John Kerastas thought he was the poster child for fifty-year old healthiness: he competed in triathlons, rode in 100 mile biking events and ate a healthy diet chock full of organic vegetables.

The breadth of the pharmaceutical medicine can be daunting, but this book is designed to navigate a path through the speciality.

To profoundly understand biology and harness its intricacies for human benefit and the mitigation of human harm requires cross-disciplinary approaches that incorporate sophisticated computational and mathematical modeling techniques.

Extensive and up-to-date resource on the full range of gynaecological cancers; practically-focused and essential for the MRCOG examination.

Men treated for localized prostate cancer have an excellent medical prognosis, but may have difficulty readjusting to life after surgery as a result of treatment related side effects.

Physicians are increasingly recognizing that helping a cancer patient feel good about themselves and about their appearance can be of vital importance in giving them the emotional support and psychological resilience to survive and recover from the side-effects of disease and its treatment.

An essential guide to the data, outcome studies and complex decision-making processes involved in blood and marrow stem cell transplantation.

Oncology Boards Flash Review is a question-and-answer book designed to summarize the most important facts one needs to know for the medical oncology boards, including the most up-to-date information on well-established chemotherapy regimens for a variety of malignancies.

Skin Cancer: A Practical Approach presents a comprehensive and up to date overview on skin cancer.

With contributions from internationally recognized experts, Lung Cancer details the current management of lung cancer and reviews new therapies in development for lung cancer, with an emphasis on therapeutic exploitation of the heterogeneous nature of lung tumors at the molecular level.

As the demographics of the population shift toward an increasingly aged society, the number of individuals with cancer increases and with it the need to give the most comprehensive possible health care delivery.

This volume, which includes contributions from leading scientists and clinicians in the field, provides definitive, state-of-the-art information on STAT inhibitors in a biological and clinical context.

This book provides the latest information on diagnosis and treatment strategies for colorectal T1(SM) carcinoma including endoscopic resection, and pathologic diagnosis and treatment following resection.

This book describes various novel biomarkers for the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.

For the last half of the 20th century cobalt-60 units were the mainstay of radiation treatments for cancer.

This casebook details key information and findings in PET oncology imaging.

The definitive guide to living a longer, fuller life with myelomaThe Myeloma Survival Guide makes sense of the difficult questions myeloma patients face, dealing with every aspect of life after diagnosis, from creating a wellness team to navigating treatment options to building a financial safety net.

This book presents detailed state of the art knowledge on the humoral primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs), i.

In this third edition of Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Drs.

With the thorough understanding of stem cell biology and the advent of targeted therapeutics for cancer, stem cell-based therapeutic strategies are being increasingly explored for the treatment of various cancer types.

During the past ten years numerous new findings have been documented in the field of gynecological pathology, especially in respect of neoplasms.

This book discusses the various modes and methods of nano-based drug delivery in different types of cancers such as colon, breast, cervical, ovarian, and lung cancer.

This volume highlights recent advances using iPS cells in disease modeling and medical applications along with new technologies that enhance the power of iPS cells.

Since the previous M.

Small-Animal SPECT Imaging is an edited work derived from the first workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging held January 14-16, 2004 at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary evidence-based management of urothelial carcinoma.

This book offers a comprehensive review of recent advances in cancer immunotherapy, and explores the value and limitations of the most effective current therapeutic strategies and emerging treatment modalities.

This detailed volume explores the frontiers of this new era in cancer cytogenetics and cytogenomics, focusing on establishing a karyotype as an information-based genomic framework, as well as presenting technological platforms for collecting and analyzing data at the genome level.

Those affected by cancer or receiving cancer treatment have often been more susceptible to infections due to coexisting chronic diseases, overall poor health status, and systemic immunosuppressive states caused by both cancer and anticancer treatments.

Dopamine is a small molecule traditionally regarded as a brain-derived neuronal modulator implicated in many neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Since Bailey and Cushing (1926), all brain tumor classifications have been called histogenetic.

In this book, the author argues that no current philosophical theory of evidence in clinical medical science is adequate.

The lifestyles and socio-economic status that are prevalent in regions of the world with limited resources form the background for the unique features of neoplastic diseases in these areas, where the majority of the world population lives.

Malignant Brain Tumours is an excellent compendium of current thought and practice for clinicians, surgeons, and scientists.

This book comprehensively summarizes the current state of knowledge on malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract.

As a society, we have made amazing gains in being able to detect and treat cancer.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a technique that delivers mild electrical currents across the intact surface of the skin to reduce pain.

Maurie Markman and a panel of distinguished clinicians and leading clinical investigators comprehensively review the current status of regional antineoplastic drug delivery in the management of malignant disease.

The sixth edition of this internationally successful text includes the many positive advances in radiation oncology that have occurred over the past decade, and which continue to keep radiation at the cutting edge of cancer therapy.

"e;Metastatic Bone Disease: Fundamental and Clinical Aspects"e;is an expanded version of a workshop on bone metastaseswhich was held in Heidelberg, Germany, in April 1993.

Endovascular embolization therapy has made remarkable progress during the past two decades, driven primarily by improvements in digital imaging, breakthroughs in microcatheter technology and coil design, and the development of new embolic materials.

This book covers all aspects of PET-CT including newer applications involving infection and inflammation and basic information on PET-CT new tracers.

Advantages and limitations of biomarkers in gliomagenesis are described.

In many ways, the field of lung cancer research is leading the way in personalized oncologic care, with numerous new treatment strategies moving from clinical trials to standard clinical practice within the past 10 years; and, there are no indications of bench-to-bedside innovations slowing down.

Mood disorders are a global health issue.