El cáncer constituye un problema de salud en México y a nivel mundial, por el impacto social y económico sobre los pacientes, sus familias y las instituciones que les brindan atención.
Precision pathology of cancer is a new frontier - a systemic diagnostic approach to provide specific therapeutic targets and genetic and metabolic information for the treatment of patients.
This comprehensively updated new edition provides patients and their physicians (especially non-oncologist healthcare providers) with a clear and concise introduction to cancer immunotherapy.
Patients living with and beyond cancer often require care from a wide range of clinicians as they navigate cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship care.
This book provides an in-depth look into the application of cancer vaccines in the treatment of cancer, which is being enhanced by advances in nanotechnology.
El crecimiento de la población mayor de 65 años de edad es una inercia mundial, pero la expectativa para 2050 es de un mayor crecimiento para este grupo etario en los países latinoamericanos, en especial en México.
Characterization of Radiation Damage by Transmission Electron Microscopy details the electron microscopy methods used to investigate complex and fine-scale microstructures, such as those produced by fast-particle irradiation of metals or ion implantation of semiconductors.
Increasing scientific evidence suggests that the majority of diseases including cancer are driven by oxidative stress and inflammation, attributed to environmental factors.
Outlining the best means of infection management and emphasizing early recognition and identification of pathogens, this trailblazing volume pinpoints the distinct immunodeficiencies related to specific malignancies that result in predictable opportunistic infections-containing accessible reviews of the latest scientific research, reports from the
This up-to-date reference describes how retinoids and carotenoids function in the skin and how they can be utilized to prevent and treat a wide variety of skin diseases, as well as advance biomedical research in relation to cancer treatment and immunology.
There have been tremendous recent advances in the pharmacotherapy, dose regimens, and combinations used to treat cancer and for the treatment or prevention of the spread of disease.
This book presents ideas and procedures for regression analysis of survival data in cancer chemotherapy based on regression-based approaches for improvements in the quality of care through the effective location of optimal treatment levels.
El objetivo de elaborar este manual para pacientes, familiares y cuidadores por un equipo de personas que en la mayoría de los casos está o debería estar involucrado en el manejo del paciente oncológico en mayor o menor medida, es proporcionar información en general acerca de la enfermedad, los tipos de tratamiento, los efectos secundarios, la nutrición, el apoyo psicoterapéutico, la fisioterapia y los cuidados de confort de una manera concreta y con el lenguaje más simple que sea posible.
The "e;Hematological Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: An Interdisciplinary Approach"e; is the eleventh volume of the "e;Interdisciplinary Cancer Research"e; series, publishes a comprehensive volume on the diagnosis and treatment of hematological cancers.
The "e;Hematological Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: An Interdisciplinary Approach"e; is the eleventh volume of the "e;Interdisciplinary Cancer Research"e; series, publishes a comprehensive volume on the diagnosis and treatment of hematological cancers.
Showcasing the expertise of top-tier specialists who contributed to the newly released guidelines for the care of thrombosis in cancer patients, this exciting guide was written and edited by members of the American Society of Clinical Oncology panel, (ASCO), on the prevention and treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis, among others, and provides
During the past few decades, it has become increasingly apparent that heredity is not the sole determining factor in disease development, such as cancer.
The invention of laparoscopic urological techniques in the early 1990s was met with scepticism by urologists who demanded that the methods prove themselves when compared to established 'open' surgical procedures.
Although mechanisms involved in the spread of cancer have been the subject of a major research endeavor over the past decade, metastatic tumors still account for significant clinical morbidity and the failure of cancer treatment.
Combining facets of health physics with medicine, An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine covers the background of the subject and the medical situations where radiation is the tool to diagnose or treat human disease.
Written by over 250 of the world's leading urologists and uro-oncologists from the USA, Canada, UK, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Singapore, who tackle prostate cancer on a daily basis, this comprehensive and fully up-to-date illustrated text reference covers the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis
Modern medical imaging and radiation therapy technologies are so complex and computer driven that it is difficult for physicians and technologists to know exactly what is happening at the point-of-care.
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.
A Diagnostic Atlas of Tumors of the Upper Aero-Digestive Tract brings readers up to date on the correct identification and diagnosis of malignancies of the larynx, pharynx, and esophagus.
The last few years have seen major advances in all aspects of the understanding and treatment of kidney cancer, particularly the commonest variant clear cell carcinoma of the kidney.
This detailed volume expands upon the previous edition with key methods currently used in lymphoma research, partly specific for lymphoma research but often adaptable to the study of other cancers.
This detailed volume expands upon the previous edition with key methods currently used in lymphoma research, partly specific for lymphoma research but often adaptable to the study of other cancers.
Recent developments with novel systemic drugs, palliative surgical techniques and diagnostic imaging have given hope for the treatment of patients whose breast cancer has spread beyond its primary tumour.
