Diseases and disorders

Imaging is a critical component in the delivery of radiotherapy to patients with malignancy, and this book teaches the principles and practice of imaging specific to radiotherapy.

Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology series, the Oxford Textbook of Neuro-Oncology covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, classification, and management of tumours of the nervous system.

This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art definitive "e;case-based"e; reference for the work-up, diagnosis, intraoperative management, and peri-operative care of patients with complex, difficult to manage HPB diseases.

This new volume in the Radiotherapy in Practice series provides a comprehensive and evidence-based guide to radiotherapy in the management of children and young people with cancer.

This book covers all aspects of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the region of South Asia.

The epidermal gro wth factor (EGF ) receptor and its downstream signal transduction networks have been implicated in the ontology and maintenance of tumor tissues, which has motivated the discovery and development of molecularly targeted anti-EGF receptor therapies.

This second edition presents methods and protocols to aid readers in the design and execution of experiments used to define critical elements associated with innate immune system function.

Cancer Stem Cells covers a wide range of topics in cancer stem cell biology, including the functional characteristics of cancer stem cells and how they're generated, where they are localized, the means by which cancer stem cells can be targeted, and how cancer stem cells can be reprogrammed back to normal tissue stem cells.

In recent years there have been a number of significant developments of natural products for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, pain and gastro-intestinal ulcers and inflammation.

This book starts from the clinical reality, take practicality as the purpose, closely integrate clinical work, including important clinical therapeutic regimens for various cancer, and describes the new developments in treatment of common malignant tumors.

The rise of China as a superpower and of Chinese Christians as vital members of the global church mean that world Christianity would be a dynamic transformation and bountiful blessing to the world by engaging with Chinese biblical interpretations among global theologies.

A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our timeLyme diseaseand of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role in developing bug-borne biological weapons, and raising terrifying questions about the genesis of the epidemic of tick-borne diseases affecting millions of Americans today.

This is the first comprehensive book about the relationship between apoptosis and autoimmune diseases.

The worldwide cancer burden will double over the next two decades, with the number of new cancer diagnoses increasing in all regions of the world.

Since the first edition of Complement in Health and Disease was published in 1986, significant advances have been made.

Among the many forms of cancer treatment, chemotherapy remains an important part of the arsenal in which Navelbine and Taxotere play a major role.

This book presents the current concepts of semaphorin biology.

This volume, with chapters written by experts in the field of cancerous tumors, details the key factors associated with liquid biopsies in solid tumors: blood-based diagnostics; circulating tumor cells; enumeration and molecular analysis (association with breast cancer); epithelialmesenchymal transition; detection and monitoring; circulating-free tumor DNA; CTCs and ctDNA; and the exosome.

A spinal column tumor is a cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign) growth that develops within or near the spinal cord or within the bones of the spine and aren't as common as brain tumors, but they do occur.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of all major pathologic conditions involving the lung and mediastinum and the related diagnostic procedures.

Immunopharmacology as a field of scientific endeavor had its origins more than thirty years ago in the application of antibody-based techniques to assays of hormones and drugs in tissues and body fluids.

This book intends to investigate the broad spectrum of genetic changes in immunological processes involved in cutaneous diseases.

'In an era of heightened awareness of our immune system, the threat of pandemics, the rise of autoimmunity, and the revelatory new science that everything from heart disease to cancer, Alzheimer's to autism, and depression to diabetes is linked to disordered immune function and inflammation, The Immunotype Breakthrough is the most important guide available today to understand and optimise our immune function.

While a number of books have looked at the intersection between human health in general and other topics, such as climate change or diet, this book focuses specifically on cancer as it impacts and is impacted by social justice issues.

In the 15 years of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic much has been learnt about its natural history and complications.

Our understanding of how the human brain operates and completes its essential tasks continues is fundamentally altered from what it was ten years ago.

The International Symposium on Frontiers in Microbiology has been de- dicated to Prof.

Allergy, Immunity and Tolerance in Early Childhood: The First Steps of the Atopic March provides valuable insights on the atopic diseases, including asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and food allergies, which have developed into major health problems in most parts of the world.

This atlas describes various surgical techniques and incorporates both science and art into a unique transatlantic perspective for treatment of breast disease.

This collection of papers on different aspects of gynaecological oncology is taken from the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Gynaecological Cancer held in Edinburgh in Sep- tember 1983.

This second volume of a two-volume set focuses on specific pathogens and their mechanisms of pathogenesis as well as diagnostics, therapeutics and various strategies in the event of biological attacks.

This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to rare tumors in children and adolescents.

 Antimicrobial resistance is now a general problem.

Early detection is essential to the control of emerging, reemerging, and novel infectious diseases, whether naturally occurring or intentionally introduced.

Technological advances, together with a better understanding of the molecular biology of infectious microorganisms, are creating exciting possibilities for a new generation of replicating vaccines.

New technological approaches in dermatologic diagnostics, such as surface microscopy and dermoscopy, are continuously advancing.

The past decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of microglia, especially since their roles in the healthy CNS have started to unravel.

Ecology and Evolution of Cancer is a timely work outlining ideas that not only represent a substantial and original contribution to the fields of evolution, ecology, and cancer, but also goes beyond by connecting the interfaces of these disciplines.

COVID-19 Viral Sepsis: Impact on Disparities, Disability, and Health Outcomes introduces the concepts of viral sepsis, its origins, and its implications.

Sensitive skin is a widely reported condition where there is subjective cutaneous hyper-reactivity to environmental factors.

This book provides all the information required for the optimal and practical use of nuclear medicine techniques, which are undergoing rapid development yet remain underutilized.

This book and its companion, Volume I, concentrate on new procedures--especially those based on the new molecular methodology--developed within the past decade.

Thyroid Diseases: Clinical Fundamentals and Therapy provides a wide-ranging examination of all clinically significant areas of thyroid diseases.

This volume contains information on the diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis of spinal tumors.

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.

Bone marrow transplantation, the goal which integrates hemato- logists, immunologists, geneticists, oncologists and specialists of several other fields, has overcome its state of stagnation in recent years.

Energy Metabolism and Obesity: Research and Clinical Applications is a compilation of highly informative reviews written by undisputed leaders in the field.