Cancer Chemotherapy in Clinical Practice

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Priestman, Terry (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2008.
• Θέματα: Pharmacy.; Medicine.; Cancer research.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cancer Research.

The last decade has seen many dramatic changes in cancer chemotherapy, with the introduction of a number of new forms of treatment as well as important developments in the more traditional fields of cytotoxic and hormonal therapy. This book summarises the whole range of systemic cancer therapies, ex...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• I. The relationship between tumour biology and chemotherapy: Introduction
• Genes and gene therapy
• Chemoprevention
• Receptors
• Signal transduction
• Cell division
• Tumour growth
• Metastasis
• II. Some Practical issues: Drug delivery
• Side effects and their management
• III. The role of systemic therapy in cancer management: Introduction
• Breast cancer
• Urological cancer
• Bowel Cancer
• Lung cancer
• Haematological cancer
• Upper gastrointestinal cancer
• Gynaecological cancer
• Head and neck cancer
• Brain tumours.