Oncology

Over the past 50 years many in vitro and in vivo drug response assay systems have been developed to determine the potential - tivity of chemotherapy agents.

This easy-to-read handbook begins with the basics on how to "e;read"e; X-rays and then goes on to discuss the details.

book, whose goal is to comprehensively review in ten During the past 30 years we have witnessed the emer- chapters the fundamental knowledge on breast can- gence of new disciplines whose contribution to the understanding of the biology of breast cancer have cer.

Lung cancer is the neoplastic disease with the highest mortality numbers in the world.

PET and PET-CT in Oncology describes the principles of positron emission tomography and is a useful resource for incorporating the technique in clinical practice.

Since the incidence of skin neoplasms is constantly increasing as the population ages, there is a need for a monograph about radiation treatment of skin neoplasms and diseases.

This is one of the first books to deal specifically with imaging of the entire spectrum of hematological malignancies.

Radiology has seen dramatic technological advances in recent years.

Interventional radiology is playing an increasingly significant role in the clinical management of patients with cancer, replacing more invasive traditional methods and making it possible to deal with previously untreatable conditions.

During the 10 years since the last edition of Histopathology of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas, based on the updated Kiel classification, our knowledge on malignant lymphomas, especially on extranodal lymphomas, has increased.

Cancer of the digestive system, which includes the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and gall bladder, represents a major cause of cancer mor- bidity and mortality worldwide.

Considerable effort has gone into the research of common cancers - lung, bowel, ovarian, cervical, and prostate cancer.

Widespread use of mammography has resulted in detection of small cancers with favorable prognosis, as well as an array of indeterminate lesions, the majority of which turn out to be histologically benign.

The Atlas of PET/CT Imaging in Oncology serves an educational purpose and is designed to teach radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists about important aspects of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine specialists about the benefits of anatomic imaging.

This book, unique in focusing specifically on cardiac masses, is the result of cooperation among a number of teams of radiologists working under the aegis of the French Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (SFICV).

The first edition to A Guide to Bone Marrow Transplantation was published 10 years ago.

A huge amount of fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue is stored in every hospital.

Since 1987 Acute Leukemias (AL) has regularly reported on the state of the art in the rapidly growing, successful and exciting field of biology and management of these diseases.

Induction chemotherapy, as part of an integrated plan of management for locally advanced cancers, is being practiced throughout the world, but frequently teams are unaware of the work being undertaken in other institutions.

It is now widely accepted that multidisciplinary collaboration and multimodality treatment approaches are important in improving the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

The field of nuclear medicine has evolved rapidly in recent years, and one very important aspect of this progress has been the introduction of hybrid imaging systems.

This comprehensive, up-to-date reference book is intended to serve as the standard guide in the field.

The field of liver tumors in children has seen tremendous therapeutic advances over recent years.

Gastrointestinal Oncology is an evidence-based, practical reference intended to assist in the diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date compendium on all aspects of childhood leukemia.

This book is intended as a reference manual that will provide the busy clinician with up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment of uncommon and rare gynecological cancers.

The incidence of skin cancer has risen rapidly in recent decades, and patients often present initially to practitioners in many different specialties.

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is increasingly being used as first-line treatment for ovarian cancer.

New developments such as refined combined modality approaches and significant technical advances in radiation treatment planning and delivery are facilitating the re-irradiation of previously exposed volumes.

Lectures on scientific data, educational lectures, and the various other forms of oral presentation are the basis for every medical meeting.

This book provides a well-illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date account of Hodgkin lymphoma.

Basic Radiation Oncology is an all-in-one book, encompassing the essential aspects of radiation physics, radiobiology, and clinical radiation oncology.

This well-received book, now in its fifth edition, is unique in providing a detailed examination of the technological basis of radiation therapy.

The treatment of prostate cancer continues to be problematic owing to serious side-effects, including erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence.

Novalis(R) Shaped Beam Radiosurgery has set new standards by delivering highly precise radiation treatments to tumors anywhere in the body through the use of a proprietary multileaf collimator.

The impact of molecular imaging on diagnostics, therapy, and follow-up in oncology is increasing steadily.

This book is based on presentations by some of the world's leading experts at the Sixth International Conference on Clinical Cancer Prevention, held in St.

Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive and fatal neoplasm of serous membranes that still shows a rising incidence worldwide.

Non-thermal irreversible electroporation is a new minimally invasive surgical p- cedure with unique molecular selectivity attributes - in fact it may be considered the first clinical molecular surgery procedure.

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

99mTc-sestamibi is a single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) radiotracer that is widely used for the imaging of myocardial perfusion, as well as a variety of malignant and benign diseases.

This book explores in depth the relation between physical activity and cancer control, including primary prevention, coping with treatments, recovery after treatments, long-term survivorship, secondary prevention, and survival.

This book covers a broad spectrum of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices employed in pediatric oncology worldwide, with a special focus on the methods widely used in Western countries.

This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to rare tumors in children and adolescents, and its aim is to provide up-to-date information on their diagnosis and clinical management.

Der vorliegende Band „Mamma, Weibliches Genitale, Schwangerschaft und Kindererkrankungen“ enthält eine systematische Darstellung der pathologischen Veränderungen der genannten Organe, Organsysteme und Erkrankungsgruppen.

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This book, written by authors with national and international reputations in the field, covers all aspects of radionuclide and hybrid bone imaging.

Knowledge about the etiology and diagnosis as well as treatment concepts of neu- oncologic diseases is rapidly growing.

Inflammation in gastrointestinal mucosa can remodel the topography of the overlying epithelium.