Diseases and disorders

This book describes the dietary habits (such as use of probiotics, synbiotics, prebiotics and dietary fiber) that could modify and reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC).

This volume develops results on continuous time branching processes and applies them to study rate of tumor growth, extending classic work on the Luria-Delbruck distribution.

Dieses praxisorientierte Buch behandelt ein stetig wachsendes Teilgebiet der Neurologie grundlegend.

When you visit the doctor, information about you may be recorded in an office computer.

A candid, provocative, and moving account of one of America’s fastest-growing health issuesIf you or someone you love has diabetes, you are not alone — more than twenty million Americans now live with the disease.

During the last 1500 years, Rome was the inspiration of artists, the coronation stage of German emperors, the distant desire of pilgrims, and the seat of the Roman popes.

This book is aimed to summarise the key aspects of the role of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in breast cancer, with special attention to their contribution to tumour progression and establishment of metastatic disease.

It is commonly acknowledged that the nervous system and the immune system, those most complex of networks, share attributes beyond their intricacy.

This text is the only book of its kind to provide specific guidance applicable to limited resource settings and builds up from the foundation of general practitioner or general pediatrician competence.

This book presents the applications of systems biology and synthetic biology in cancer medicine.

Until the early 1960s, cancer treatment consisted primarily of surgery and radiation therapy.

Autoimmune disorders of the skin remain an enigma for many clinicians and scientists not familiar with these mostly severe and chronic diseases.

In his trademark, revolutionary style, Dr.

Case Studies in Infection Control has 25 cases, each focusing on an infectious disease, which illustrate the critical aspects of infection control and prevention.

Men's Health is a concise, didactic compendium that covers three important aspects of male sexual health:- Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome; Premature Ejaculation and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).

This concise book examines clinically relevant issues relating to the ways in which bone marrow, cord blood and apheresis products, are processed and stored for the purpose of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy.

This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the field of vasopressin and oxytocin.

The recent explosion of information in innate immune pathways for recognition, effect or responses, and genetic regulation has given impetus to investigations into analogous pathways in the human immune response, which in turn has produced attendant insights into both normal physiology and immunopathology.

This text was developed with the practicing physician in mind, however, it will be of considerable interest to the virologist, pharmacologist, chemist and all scientists interested in antiviral agents.

This book aims to address the infusion sequence of the main protocols used in the treatment of varied solid cancers.

Drawing on comparative fieldwork in the UK, Pakistan and Australia, this book provides the first systematic assessment of pathways and access to CAM and how it is used in health practice and by individuals with cancer.

Skin cancer is the most frequent malignancy in humans and its incidence is still increasing.

Dieses Buch ist eine Pflichtlektüre für alle, die sich als interessierte Bürger, Wissenschaftler, Ärzte, Politiker oder Betroffene mit dem Thema befassen.

The twenty-second volume of GI Surgery Annual covers a gamut of topics from oesophageal adenocarcinoma, to motility disorders of the colon and rectum, mesenteric tumours as well as the contemporary technique of ALPPS, acute portal vein thrombosis and small for size syndrome in live donor liver transplant.

This book covers all fields in rheumatology and aims to help readers comprehend, familiarize and evaluate their knowledge of the subject area.

Interest in the biological effects of ionising radiation closely followed the identification of such radiation.

During the past 50 years, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been the main subject in the field of immunopathology.

This book reviews the potential of metallodrugs against different cancer.

Clear, understandable and concise with an accompanying internet guide, this is an unbeatable resource for learning, revision and staying up to date.

Radiation Medicine Rounds is a trinary, hard cover, periodical designed to provide an up-to-date review of a dedicated radiation medicine topic of interest to clinicians and scientists who are involved in the care of patients receiving radiotherapy.

This volume provides the first comprehensive review of the surgical anatomy of the groin in over 30 years.

Modern surgical oncology is characterized by multimodal therapy.

Probably Nothing by Matilda Tristram - a moving, funny and inspiring graphic memoir by a woman who discovered she had cancer whilst she was pregnant'This deeply personal memoir, written as a graphic novel is one of the most darkly funny, bittersweet and moving cartoons you will ever come across (and that includes the hunting scene in Bambi).

Accessible and comprehensive, this book describes the universal cellular nature of living organisms and is an indispensable tool for anyone in the sciences who wishes to get a quick overview of molecular biology.

Sequencing of the human genome and insights into signaling pathways have contributed to the understanding of cancer etiology and the development of new, improved cancer drugs.

This third edition expands upon the previous edition with current, detailed methods on different aspects, and landmarks advancing knowledge on Salmonella research.

This research volume examines the available alternative, complementary, pharmaceutical and vaccine methods for treating, mitigating, or preventing COVID-19.

This book gives insight into the mechanism of the immune system and the influence of the environment on earth.

Genome research will certainly be one of the most important and exciting sci- tific disciplines of the 21st century.

Ubiquitination is a major protein post-translational modification, which is involved in many aspects of cellular procedure.

Advances in molecular biology over the last several decades are being steadily applied to our understanding of the molecular biology of cancer, and these advances in knowledge are being translated into the clinical practice of oncology.

This textbook combines essential information on clinical cancer medicine with a guide to the latest advances in molecular oncology and tumor biology.

Developing Costimulatory Molecules for Immunotherapy of Diseases highlights the novel concept of reverse costimulation and how it can be effectively exploited to develop immunotherapy using either humanized antibodies against CD80, CD86, and other costimulatory molecules or CD28 fusinogenic proteins in the treatment of diseases, including allergies, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus nephritis, severe psoriasis, vulgaris tuberculosis, thopoid, transplantation therapeutic, cancer, and inflammation.

This book aims to present current state of understanding of the role of metals in human health and disease.

This pocket book explains the significant and well-documented impact that PET/CT can have on the management of prostate cancer through the provision of high-quality evidence regarding function and structure.

Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Second Edition provides an overview of our current understanding of this major disease.