Clinical and internal medicine

Different cancer types can result from a multiplicity of genetic and environmental factors.

Blood stem cell transplantation has become an established therapeutic option in the treatment of malignant diseases.

Increasing survival figures and the use of more intense combined treatment regimens in modern oncology have raised the problem of late therapeutic sequelae in long-term survivors after cancer.

The fourth edition of the TNM Classification was published in 1987,1 and a revision in 1992.

The international symposium "e;New Trends in Allergy"e;, held in Munich from July 13 to 15, 1990, brought together for the third time since 1980 some of the most experienced researchers working in the field of allergy.

Environmental Hygiene II deals with the evaluation of environmental pollutants and their relevance to human health.

Experimental results reached by the authors as well as various hypotheses previously advanced by other research workers are examined in this volume.

The European School of Oncology came into existence to respond to a need for information, education and training in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Gesundheit und Krankheit sind alternative Begriffe.

Senile dementia is one of the major health problems confronting mankind in this century.

Carbohydrate as the primary product of photosynthesis has a vital role in the maintenance of life on this planet.

Alzheimer's disease is one of the major scientific, medical and social challenges of our time.

Catecholamines are important transmitter substances in the autonomic and central nervous systems.

More than 10 years have passed since the memorable symposium on "e;Myocardial Contractility,"e; edited by R.

This volume summarizes the Proceedings of the fourth biennial Cancer Teaching Symposium held on March 7 and 8, 1970, at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

It has long been known that every individual has a large number of antibodies of different specificities.

When Antibiotics I was published in 1967, the teleological view was held by some that"e; antibiotics"e; were substances elaborated by certain microorgan- isms for the purpose of competing with other microorganisms for survival in mixed ecological environments.

The mathematical models in this book are concerned with a variety of approaches to the manner in which the clinical radiologic treatment of human neoplasms can be improved.

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

During the last 30 years, many chemical compounds that are active against tumors have been discovered or developed.

For many years, patients who complained of prostatism had only a few treatment choices.

This RRCR-conference-volume marks "e;number six"e; in a 20-year evolution of international conferences on the adjuvant therapy of primary breast cancer.

Psycho-oncology is a thriving discipline in cancer care, and numerous research activities have been undertaken in the endeavour to improve treatment outcomes and to gain a better understanding of the psychosocial consequences of cancer.

This clinically oriented book is the first to be devoted wholly to the diagnosis and treatment of vitreo-macular interface disease, characterized by a combination of vitreo-macular adhesion (VMA) and vitreo-macular traction (VMT) that is implicated in a variety of disorders.

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date compendium on all aspects of blood and marrow transplantation in children.

Germ cell tumors are relatively rare compared with other malignancies, and compilations of knowledge that encompass the entire spectrum of the disease are lacking.

Research on oncogenic viruses and related human cancers has advanced rapidly in the past decade.

After a decade of tremendous progress in the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to malignant lymphoma, optimal treatment strategies are now based not only on accurate diagnosis but also on thorough evaluation of clinical and molecular risk factors.

In recent decades, cytopathology has assumed an increasing role in the primary diagnosis of mass lesions owing to its ability to deliver rapid, non-invasive, and timely information.

This book - a conjoint effort of ocular oncologists, general oncologists, and pathologists - is a comprehensive source of authoritative information on the subject of ocular and adnexal lymphoma.

This book comprises proceedings from the Third International Conference on Advances in Nutrition and Cancer, held in Naples in May 2012.

The ageing of the world's population is one of the major achievements of modern society.

The diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a heterogeneous group of clonal hematopoietic disorders, is being made with increasing frequency over the past decade owing to increased recognition, improved understanding, and an aging population.

Radiology of the thorax forms an indispensable element of the basic diagnostic process for many conditions and is of key importance in a variety of medical disciplines.

Induced pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular research.