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Checkpoint Controls and Cancer: Volume 1: Reviews and Model Systems by Axel H. Schonthal 9781617374265
$181.33Intracellular checkpoint controls constitute a network of signal transd- tion pathways that protect cells from external stresses and internal errors. Ext- nal stresses can be generated by the continuous assault of DNA-damaging agents, such as... -
Recombinant Antibodies for Cancer Therapy: Methods and Protocols by Martin Welschof 9781617372506
$199.95Since the advent of hybridoma technology more than two decades ago, numerous antibodies have entered the clinical setting as potent therapeutic agents. Their repeated application in humans, however, is limited by the development of human antimouse... -
Suicide Gene Therapy: Methods and Reviews by Caroline J. Springer 9781617372834
$200.62Gene therapy has expanded rapidly over the last decade. The number of clinical trials reported by 2001 included 532 protocols and 3436 patients. Phase I trials predominate with 359 trials of 1774 patients versus Phase II (57 trials with 507 patients) and... -
Microtubule Protocols by Jun Zhou 9781617376917
$181.92This book presents a comprehensive collection of essential and up-to-date methods for studying both the biology of microtubules and the mechanisms of action of microtubule-interacting drugs. The book contains a straightforward presentation of readily... -
Cancer Stem Cells in Lung Cancer by Koji Okudela 9781617282959
RRP: $103.33$68.87Of the many markers for cancer stem cells (CSCs) in lung cancer reported to date, the cell surface antigen CD133, nuclear ss-catenin accumulation, the side population phenotype, and high aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity seem to be most reliable... -
Cancer Biology: An Updated Global Overview by Tarek H. El-Metwally 9781608761937
RRP: $103.33$68.87Although prevention should be our primer facing cancer, without proper understanding to the nature of cancer as a disease, we will be failing to meet our global aim of eradicating it. Cancer cell should be looked at as a dedifferentiated cell rather than... -
Drug Resistant Neoplasms by Ethan G. Verrite 9781607412557
RRP: $337.33$222.69One of the main causes of failure in the treatment of cancer is the development of drug resistance by the cancer cells. The design of cancer chemotherapy has become increasingly sophisticated, yet there is no cancer treatment that is 100% effective... -
Tumor Suppressor Genes in Breast Cancer by Marc Lacroix 9781604563269
RRP: $99.43$66.36Breast cancer is characterised by the accumulation of genetic alterations, including point mutations and loss of entire DNA regions ("loss of heterozygosity" or LOH). Among genes that are affected by such events, the "tumour suppresser... -
New Research on Cutaneous Lymphomas by Angel Fernandez-Flores 9781600214035
RRP: $337.33$222.69Cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates which are suspicious for lymphoma, are always important challenges for the general pathologist who faces them occasionally. Many times they are also difficult even for the dermatopathologist, and the most modern diagnostic... -
Cancer Prevention Research Progress by Raymond P. Arroye 9781604561258
RRP: $191.08$126.93This book presents the latest research on advances in genetics, molecular medicine, biotechnologies, and behavioural sciences that have an impact on primary, secondary and tertiary cancer prevention. It includes research on (a) Basic mechanisms of... -
Trends in Cancer Prevention by Frank Columbus 9781594549465
RRP: $337.33$221.91Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Trends in Pancreatic Cancer Research by Maxwell A. Loft 9781594545245
RRP: $319.78$210.48Carcinoma of the pancreas has markedly increased in incidence over the past several decades, and now ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer death. Cancer of the pancreas is abnormal cell growth in the tissue of the pancreas which is a small organ... -
Development of New Antituberculosis Drugs by W. W. Yew 9781594548574
RRP: $337.33$222.69In the global war to control tuberculosis (TB), there are several critical battles which must be waged and won if we are to make significant progress. Broadly speaking, these battlefields may be regarded as diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Within the... -
Focus on Tuberculosis Research by Lucy T. Smithe 9781594541377
RRP: $319.78$211.26Tuberculosis, the disease that the World Health Organisation has recently declared a global emergency, was supposedly defeated by antibiotics half a century ago. It has returned in a highly contagious and fatal new form that cannot be treated with... -
Focus on Leukemia Research by Rafael M. Romero 9781594540936
RRP: $319.78$211.26This new book brings together leading research from around the globe. Leukaemia is cancer that begins in blood cells. In people with leukaemia, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells. The abnormal cells are leukaemia cells. At first,... -
Focus on Lung Cancer Research by Robert L. Carafaro 9781594540820
RRP: $319.78$211.26Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer in the world and a major cause of death. This new book brings together stellar research from around the world. The two main types of primary lung cancer small cell and non-small cell are examined. The book's... -
Ovarian Cancer: New Research by A.P. Bardos 9781594542411
RRP: $191.08$127.71This volume presents the latest research on therapies for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is cancer that begins in the cells that constitute the ovaries, including surface epithelial cells, germ cells, and the sex cord-stromal cells. Cancer cells that... -
Liver Cancer: New Research by Felix Lee 9781594541827
RRP: $337.33$222.69Primary liver cancer occurs when cancerous (malignant) cells begin to grow in the tissues of liver. Although many cancers are on the decline, the incidence of primary liver cancer in the United States increased over 70 percent between 1975 and 1995. The... -
Focus on Kidney Cancer Research by Kelvin R. Nunez 9781594541100
RRP: $319.78$211.26Kidney cancer usually occurs in older adults and constitutes about 2% of all adult cancers (more frequent in men than women). It is also known as nephrocarcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hypernephroma, and Grawitz's tumour. This book includes within its... -
Prostate Cancer by John N. Lucas 9781594541001
RRP: $319.78$211.26Prostate cancer is one of the most common type of cancer in men (other than skin cancer). Of all the men who are diagnosed with cancer each year, more than one-fourth have prostate cancer. This book includes within its scope the prevention, risk factors,... -
New Developments in Oncology Research by Marcos T. Blair 9781536153651
RRP: $276.88$224.37In the opening chapter, authors discuss the current literature that describes the application of Palliative Medicine services in advanced cancer, models of Palliative Care delivery by site and mode of practice, cost-effectiveness of early Palliative... -
The Bethesda Review of Oncology by Jame Abraham 9781496354884
RRP: $140.38$127.92Perfect for any clinician short on time who needs to practice for oncology board exams, The Bethesda Review of Clinical Oncology is from the same authors who brought you the trusted and bestselling Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology . It's packed... -
Glioblastoma: Methods and Protocols by Dimitris G. Placantonakis 9781493976584
$163.59This volume details cutting-edge protocols on the characterization of the genome, epigenome, proteome, metabolome and single-cell transcriptome of tumors and tumor-derived cultures. Chapters focus on subpopulations of cells with stem-like properties,... -
Cancer Informatics in the Post Genomic Era: Toward Information-Based Medicine by Igor Jurisica 9781441943446
$195.78Cancer Informatics in Post-Genomic Era provides both the necessary methodology and practical information tools for analyzing data in the field of medical information science. This, of course, requires analytic tools. Those tools are garnered by... -
The Biology of Gastric Cancers by Timothy Wang 9781441924056
$185.50As someone who has spent nearly half his life wondering about the relationship between Helicobacter and gastric cancer, I find this textbook on the subject exciting and timely. In fact, I am not aware of any other volume that has been able to distil so... -
Modulation of Protein Stability in Cancer Therapy by Kathleen Sakamoto 9781441924018
$179.75Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in our understa- ing of ubiquitination and proteasome degradation. As the editors, we thank Springer Publishing for allowing us to organize this collection of reviews on the ubiquit-... -
Melanoma: Biologically Targeted Therapeutics by Ernest C. Borden 9781468496680
$94.44Strategies of treatment involving therapeutic proteins, irnrnune immune cells, or cel- lular protein targets are those of greatest potential for further reducing mortality from melanoma. Therapeutic proteins or cells may inhibit melanoma cell growth... -
Late Effects of Treatment for Brain Tumors by Stewart Goldman 9781461429227
$199.50Late Effects of Treatment for Brain Tumors reviews the development of the medical team's awareness of late effects of brain tumor treatment and an overview of brain tumor survivorship. It reviews the late effects by topic and by organ systems, educates,... -
Caveolins in Cancer Pathogenesis, Prevention and Therapy by Isabelle Mercier 9781461410003
$180.51Caveolins are important structural proteins of Caveolae, small invaginations of the membrane. They have been shown to play an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple cancers. In this volume, we will mainly focus on the importance of Caveolin-1 in... -
Natural Killer T cells: Balancing the Regulation of Tumor Immunity by Masaki Terabe 9781461406129
$181.47This book will cover primary roles of NKT cells in immunity to cancer, in both mouse tumor models and cancer patients. There are several chapters describing general aspects of NKT cells.Book InformationISBN 9781461406129Author Masaki TerabeFormat... -
Signaling Pathways in Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy by David A. Frank 9781461412151
$180.73In recent years, increasing evidence has suggested that abnormal activation of signaling pathways is a critical event in cancer pathogenesis. In particular, activation of these pathways can lead to inappropriate cellular survival, proliferation,... -
Bladder Tumors and other Topics in Urological Oncology by Michele Pavone-Macaluso 9781461330325
$96.33This volume is a report of the proceedings of the Second International Urological Course held in the Ettore Majorana Centre in Erice, Sicily from the 4-8 November 1978. The meeting was sponsored by the Urological Group of the EORTC (European Organisation... -
Environmental Factors, Genes, and the Development of Human Cancers by Deodutta Roy 9781441967510
RRP: $253.48$183.67Cancer is a complex disease. Only 5-10% of human cancers are hereditary in nature. Many of us think of environmental agents when we think of carcinogens. The environment includes all that surrounds us, and environmental influences include not only... -
The Link Between Inflammation and Cancer: Wounds that do not heal by Angus Dalgleish 9781441938817
$196.62A link between inflammation and cancer has been established many years ago, yet it is only recently that the potential significance of this connection has become apparent. Although several examples of chronic inflammatory conditions, often induced by... -
Bile Duct Cancer: Symptoms, Treatment & Prognosis by Donna E. Matthews 9781634847131
RRP: $191.08$154.52Primary bile duct cancers are rare and generally aggressive entities. Historically, this disease was managed exclusively with surgical therapy with few long-term survivors. However, with improvements in chemotherapeutics, targeted therapy, interventional... -
Cancer: Pain & Symptom Management by Breanne Lechner 9781634838641
RRP: $276.88$224.37Many cancer patients experience a variety of distressing symptoms, adversely affecting their functional status and quality of life (QOL). Subjective symptoms such as pain, fatigue and depression are common among cancer patients, with approximately 33-55%... -
Manual for Cervical Cancer Screening & Control: Principles, Practice & New Perspectives by Margherita Branca 9781634630108
RRP: $208.63$138.31Cervical cancer (CC) is a major global health problem. World-wide, an estimated 530,000 new cases of CC and 275,000 deaths from this disease are encountered every year. CC affects particularly women less than 45 years of age and it is the leading cause... -
Barrett's Esophagus: Risk Factors, Diagnosis & Management by John M. Babine 9781629484426
RRP: $191.08$126.93Barrett's oesophagus refers to an abnormal change or metaplasia in the cells of the lower portion of the oesophagus. When the normal squamous epithelium lining of the oesophagus is replaced by goblet cells, Barrett's oesophagus is diagnosed. The medical... -
Coping with Cancer: Pain Control & Eating Suggestions by Edward H. Ginn 9781633210394
RRP: $165.73$109.06People who have cancer don't always have pain. Everyone is different. But if an individual does have cancer pain, it can almost always be relieved. Cancer pain can range from mild to very severe. Some days it can be worse than others. It can be caused by... -
Thyroid Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment & Prognosis by Eduard Kreuger 9781622578849
RRP: $337.33$221.91Thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrine malignancy. The aetiology of thyroid cancer is not yet fully known, although several issues are thought to predispose people, including radiation, nutrition, sex hormones, environment and genetics. This book...