Pharmacogenetics: Making cancer treatment safer and more effective

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Newman, William G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Human genetics.; Pharmacology.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Human Genetics.; Biomedicine general.

Chemotherapy has made a dramatic difference to improved survival in patients with cancer. However, not all patients respond and some experience serious side effects. "Pharmacogenetics: Making cancer treatment safer and more effective" is an up to date summary of the exciting new field of h...

Table of Contents:

• Principles of Cancer Treatment
• Clinical Pharmacology and Anticancer Drugs
• Principles of Genetics and Pharmacogenetics
• Pharmacogenetics in the Management of Breast Cancer
• Pharmacogenetics in Colorectal Cancer
• Pharmacogenetics in Lung Cancer
• Pharmacogenetics and Cancer Treatment in Children
• Pharmacogenetics in Palliative Care
• Genetic Predictors of Normal Tissue Response to Radiotherapy
• Cancer Pharmacogenetics in Industry
• Ethical Issues in Pharmacogenetics
• Economics of Cancer Pharmacogenetics
• Future Advances in Cancer Pharmacogenomics.