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Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery is now firmly established within the repertoire of modern general surgery.

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.

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Exosomes in Cancer evaluates the potential of exosome content manipulation in the development of novel therapeutics.

The proposed book aims to explain the basic principles, concepts and regulations behind radiation protection and their application in the field of radiation oncology practice.

Vascular pathology is essentially based on a transverse, the main basic lesions, this book provides precise multi-organ approach to pathology.

This book explores environmental physical agents and their potential effect on public and occupational health.

This text provides a comprehensive review for practicing pathologists to understand the molecular biology, diagnostics, and predictive markers and implications for therapy of uterine cancer.

Cancers in the Urban Environment: How Malignant Diseases Are Caused and Distributed among the Diverse People and Neighborhoods of a Major Global Metropolis, Second Edition, provides a detailed description of the occurrence of common forms of cancer in the ethnically, socially and environmentally complex milieu of a modern urban complex.

Choice Recommended Title, April 2021Bioimaging: Imaging by Light and Electromagnetics in Medicine and Biology explores new horizons in biomedical imaging and sensing technologies, from the molecular level to the human brain.

This is the second edition of a book called "e;Lymphoma of the Nervous System,"e; which was published by Butterworth-Heinemann (B-H) in 2004.

Oncogenomics: From Basic Research to Precision Medicine offers a thorough survey of precision medicine and its diagnostic and therapeutic applications in oncology.

This monograph summarizes state of the art knowledge regarding peritoneal surface malignancies, with in-depth description of treatment options and the results achieved to date.

This book, now in its fourth edition, is unique in detailing in depth the technological basis of radiation therapy.

This book intends to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date description of the newest techniques in minimally invasive liver surgery.

The Essential Therapy Guide to Cancer, Hematologic Disorders, and Supportive Care--Updated with the Latest Treatment RegimensMore than 500 treatment regimensA Doody s Core Title for 2019!

Over the last decades the incidence of skin cancers is dramatically increasing world-wide.

Systems Biology and Its Application in TCM Formulas Research presents a theoretical research system formed for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulas, along with information on the study of Shexiang Baoxin Pill (SBP), a TCM formula that has shown significant clinical efficacy in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

This book presents unique compendium of groundbreaking ideas where scientists from many different backgrounds are united in their interest in interdisciplinary approaches towards origins and development of cancers, innovative ways of searching for cancer treatment and the role of cancer in the evolution.

As there are a number of nuances in terms of how to manage mutation carriers (both with and without a concomitant diagnosis of breast cancer), this text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and US and the second most common worldwide.

Moving, thrilling, inspirational: the autobiography of Jim Stynes.

Developed by the Blood and Marrow Transplant team at Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, this pocket guide provides management guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients from the moment of their initial consultation throughout the transplant process.

This book of the series on "e;Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease"e; includes state-of-the-art information on the status of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the form of 24 chapters.

Our understanding of human cancer in the past 40 years has been driven by linking innovative concepts and cutting edge technologies to key problems identified by clinical research.

As discussed in this book, a large body of evidence indicates that selenium is a cancer chemopreventive agent.

Although asbestos was once considered a miracle mineral, today even the word itself has ominous implications for all strata of our society.

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

Various aspects, including diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis, of two brain tumors (meningioma and schwannoma) , of brain tumors are discussed in this volume.

In recent years, cancer stem cells have been recognized as important component in carcinogenesis and they seem to form the basis of many (if not all) tumor types.

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

This monograph on the "e;Ultrastructure of Human Sella Tumors"e; is in fact a study of the correlations of clinical findings and morphology.

The purpose of this book is to define and demonstrate how a multidisciplinary team can be organized, integrated, and utilized in the care of sarcoma patients.

Tumours of the hand are highly varied, their only common feature being their location in an organ in which preservation of sensation and mobility must be our primary concern.

Award winning authors present a comprehensive review of new perspectives in prostate cancer research and open up new directions in the clinical management of prostate cancer.

This detailed volume explores the dynamic landscape of patient-derived xenograft (PDX) generation and applications.

This book, co-authored by an internationally acclaimed team of experts in the field of pediatric oncologic imaging, provides a comprehensive update on new advances in diagnostic imaging as they relate to pediatric oncology.

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of pediatric oncology.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the biological basis of renal tumors in childhood and the clinical approaches to their treatment.

The articles in this book are contributed by leading scientists working in the fields of immunology, tumor immunotherapy, and gene therapy.

Prostate cancer is by far the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of death due to cancer.

Visceral Leishmaniasis: Therapeutics and Vaccines describes current therapeutics, natural anti-leishmanial molecules, anti-leishmanial screening, and explores vaccine candidates and amastigote-based vaccination strategies for Leishmania.

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

The development of monoclonal antibodies and other inhibitors of specific molecules, fully utilizing the insights learned from molecular techniques such as comparative microarrays and protein expression patterns, has led to the development and FDA approval of several agents for the treatment of breast cancer, such as trastuzamab (Herceptin, targeting HER-2 positive tumors) and lapatinib (Tykerb, targeting tumors with mutated/overexpressed EGFR 1 and 2).

This text addresses all aspects of patient evaluation and care.