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Cancer Chemotherapy in Clinical Practice

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Priestman, Terrence (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.