ALERT - Adverse Late Effects of Cancer Treatment Volume 1: General Concepts and Specific Precepts /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rubin, Philip (Editor), Constine, Louis S. (Editor), Marks, Lawrence B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

The literature on the late effects of cancer treatment is widely scattered in different journals since all major organ systems are affected and management is based on a variety of medical and surgical treatments. The aim of ALERT – Adverse Late Effects of Cancer Treatment is to offer a coherent mult...

Table of Contents:

• BioContinuum of Effects of Multimodal Therapy
• BioMolecular Mechanisms and Pathways of Normal Tissue Damage
• BioPathology of Radiation and Chemotherapy
• BioImaging of the Longitudinal Normal Tissue Injury
• BioScoring Systems for Acute and Late Effects
• BioPediatric Complexities of Growth and Development
• Bioepidemiology
• BioGenetic and Host Implications
• Radiotherapy-Induced Biocarcinogenesis and Leukemogenesis
• BioManagement and BioPrevention.-BioSurveillance and Longitudinal Lifelong Guidelines
• Specific Precept: Medical Legal Issues: Malpractice Issues
• Insurance, Economics: Cost of Care
• Nursing
• Psychologic Issues
• Social Worker Issues: Quality of Life and Activities of Daily Living.