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Approximately 15% of human cancer incidence can be attributed to virus infection, i.e. viruses represent the second most important risk factor (after tobacco consumption) for cancer development in humans. Today, five virus types are known to be involved...

Among the standard oncology modalities, surgical oncology is singular in that it lacks a separate board certification or even an added qualification mecha nism. 'Card-carrying' surgical oncologists are certified by the American Board of Surgery, as are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861962426Author Pierre FabrieFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & CoWeight(grams) 554g

This book provides the most up-to-date research on follicular lymphomas and other types of cancer, including the identification of causes and the developmental strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure. Follicular lymphoma, also known as...

This book is designed to highlight the current status and perspectives of application of polyhedral boron compounds and their metal complexes. The main attention is paid to application of polyhedral boron hydrides in medicine including boron neutron...

An oncogene is a modified gene, or a series of nucleotides that encode a protein, and direct the cell to the development of a neoplastic phenotype. Usually, oncogenes are involved in tumour development and increase the possibility that the development of...

Cancer risk prediction models provide an important approach to assess risk and susceptibility by identifying individuals at high risk, facilitating the design and planning of clinical chemoprevention trials, and allowing the evaluation of interventions...

Acute myeloid leukaemia has emerged as a paradigm for the concept of the cancer stem cell. This hypothesis presumes that the disease is maintained by a rare population of leukaemia-initiating stem cells which have acquired genetic or epigenetic changes...

Dissatisfaction with results of combined cancer treatment determines relevance and availability of new trends, such as development of immuno(bio)therapy methods. However, high theoretical and experimental anti-tumour potential of cancer...

The blood cell system has provided a model system that has been used by many researchers to investigate how a stem cell can give rise to a wide variety of mature cell types. The principles that emerged in developmental biology have been applied to the...

Exploring prognostic and predictive response therapy factors in cancer disease is one of the most exciting issues of modern oncological science. Targeting intracellular signalling molecules is one of the novel approaches in which basic and translational...

This monograph summarizes the data of the prospective study on the immunological characteristics of cancer patients with sepsis and septic shock developed after surgery. Patients without signs of infectious complications and symptoms of organ failure, as...

This book includes eight chapters of original research articles and six chapters of review articles, encompassing the latest advancements in detection, growth and treatment of prostate cancer. Detection of prostate cancer in human patients has been well...

Cancer is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, ranking just after cardiovascular diseases. In the central nervous system, gliomas constitute the most frequent type of tumors. According to the definition, oligodendrogliomas are...

The understanding of the mechanisms that explain the initiation and early evolution of colorectal cancer is evolving. This should facilitate the development of new approaches to effective prevention and intervention. Over the past years, deficiencies in...

The insidious nature of disease taken into account, the majority of patients with chronic or malignant pancreatic disease present late in their course and even with early diagnosis, mortality rates of pancreatic cancer are high. In anticipation of a...

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy works by stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells, which grow and divide quickly. But it can also harm healthy cells that divide quickly, such as those...

This book is a guide for individuals who need to support patients with advanced cancer. It discusses treatment options such as palliative care, clinical trials, hospice care, and home care, as well as symptom control. It also addresses emotional concerns...

The subject of matter of this book presents an interface between radiation biology and medicine and concerns knowledge and experiences obtained mostly in the last two decades in the field. The data are based on the chemical and biological effects induced...

The fluoropyrimidine 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), an antimetabolite drug, works by being incorporated in the RNA and DNA and by the inhibition of the nucleotide synthetic enzyme thymidylate synthase. It is widely used in the treatment of a range of cancers,...

Doxorubicin is a classical but useful anti-tumour agent. It is used for the treatment of a variety of malignancies including solid tumours and leukaemia due to its broad spectrum anti-tumour activity. It also has well known toxic side effects that must...

The world of experimental leukaemia research is a miniature of cancer research. Cancer research started from experimental leukaemia/sarcoma research of Ellermann and Bang and Peyton Rous in early 1900s. Experimental leukaemia includes most of important...

Viruses have been linked to approximately 15 to 20% of all human tumours world-wide and their empire is expanding over the years. While histopathology and cytopathology have been utilised for decades to arrive at a tissue diagnosis of cancer, the advent...

This book presents an in-depth overview of the medical, psychosocial and sexuality issues that confront women affected by cancer.Book InformationISBN 9781600214943Author Laurie ElitFormat HardbackPage Count 334Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher...

Adenocarcinoma is a cancer of an epithelium that originates in glandular tissue and in this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the pathogenesis, treatment and prognosis of adenocarcinoma. Topics discussed include prostate...

Cancer Entangled explores the shifts that took place in Denmark around the millennium, when health promoters set out to minimize delays in cancer diagnoses in hope of improving cancer survival. The authors suggest a temporal reframing of cancer control...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789283211044Author International Agency for Research on CancerFormat PaperbackPage Count 157Imprint IARCPublisher IARC

Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer and ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. Aromatase is an enzyme that synthesises oestrogen and aromatase inhibitors block the synthesis of oestrogen, which is needed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789283212898Author The International Agency for Research on CancerFormat PaperbackPage Count 635Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241501583Author World Health OrganizationFormat PaperbackPage Count 37Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health Organization

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789283204305Author International Agency for Research on CancerFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint International Agency for Research on CancerPublisher...

This issue highlights some of the exciting new developments in pediatric oncology and hematology. Three articles are devoted to pediatric leukemia, which remains the most common form of pediatric cancer. Specifically, articles address ALL, AML, and...

This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics will cover the following topics: imaging for pancreatic cancer, EUS staging and novel therapeutics for pancreatic cancer, management of cystic tumors, management of IPMN, laparoscopic surgery for pancreatic...

This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics will review the important clinical trials from the past eight years in following topics: breast cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, rectal and anal carcinoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma,...

Cancer is a chronic life-threatening disease that requires a comprehensive approach, including health promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation. Because primary care physicians are critically important to the implementation of...

First of a two-part issue dealing with Cancer Emergencies by Drs. Mohamud Daya, Charles Thomas and David Spiro. Topics with include: "Spinal Cord Compression," "Cerebral Edema," "Acute Renal Failure," "Electrolyte...

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Edward Snyder and Eric A. Gehrie, with Consulting Editors George P. Canellos and H. Franklin Bunn, will focus on Transfusion Medicine. Topics include, but are not limited to, Pathogen...

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, edited by Drs. John Perkins and and Jonathan Davis, focuses on emergencies related to Hematology/Oncology and covers topics such as: Oncologic Mechanical Emergencies, Neutropenic Fever, Oncologic Metabolic...

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Nicole R. LeBoeuf and Cecilia Larocca, with consulting editors George Canellos and Franklin Bunn, will focus on Cutaneous Malignancy. Topics include, but are not limited to, Squamous Cell...

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, edited by Dr. Ursula Matulonis, will focus on Ovarian Cancer. Topics include, but are not limited to, Risk factors for ovarian carcinoma; Ovarian cancer pathology; Early detection and prevention strategies for...