Clinical Oncology: a Clinical Perspective Balanced with Relevant Basic Science! - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0443066507 ISBN 13: 9780443066504

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2004

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Clinical solutions and the science behind them...

Both a state-of-the-art website and a critically acclaimed reference, Clinical Oncology, 3rd e-dition encompasses all of the latest developments in basic science, pathology, diagnosis, management, outcomes, rehabilitation, and prevention. And, it uses today's most advanced technology to keep readers absolutely current.

Weekly updates to the online content means you have the most up-to-date reference available in Oncology.

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PART I: SCIENCE OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Section 1. Biology and Cancer
Chapter 1. Molecular Tools in Cancer Research
Chapter 2. Intracellular Signaling
Chapter 3. Cellular Microenvironment
Chapter 4. Biology of Metastases
Chapter 5. Control of the Cell Cycle
Chapter 6. Cell Life and Cell Death
Chapter 7. Immunology and Cancer
Chapter 8. Stem Cells, Cell Differentiation, and Cancer
Chapter 9. Vascular and Interstitial Biology of Tumors
Section 2. The Genesis of Cancer
Chapter 10. Environmental Factors
Chapter 11. DNA Damage Responses and Cancer
Chapter 12. Viruses and Cancer
Chapter 13. Genetic Factors: Familial Syndromes
Chapter 14. Genetic Factors: Finding Cancer Susceptibility Genes
Chapter 15. Progressing from Gene Mutations to Cancer
Chapter 16. Immune Deficiencies and Cancer
Section 3. Diagnosing Cancer
Chapter 17. Pathologic, Molecular, and Cytogenetic Diagnosis
Chapter 18. Imaging
Section 4. Preventing and Treating Cancer
Chapter 19. Clinical Trial Design/Biostatistics
Chapter 20. Structures Supporting Cancer Clinical Trials
Chapter 21. Economics of Cancer Therapy
Chapter 22. Epidemiology and Population Sciences
Chapter 23. Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Early Detection
Chapter 24. Smoking Cessation: Current Treatments and Future Directions
Chapter 25. Chemotherapy
Chapter 26. The Basics of Radiation Therapy
Chapter 27. Surgical Interventions in Cancer
Chapter 28. Principles and Uses of Bone Marrow Transplantation
Chapter 29. Uses of Gene Therapy
Chapter 30. The Present and Future of Molecularly Targeted Therapy
Chapter 31. Photo Dynamic Therapy
Chapter 32. Antibodies and Immunologic Conjugates
Chapter 33. Vaccines
Chapter 34. Complementary and Alternative Medicine

PART II: PROBLEMS COMMON TO CANCER AND ITS THERAPY
Section 1. Symptom Management and Palliative Care
Chapter 35. Pain
Chapter 36. Psychological Distress and Rehabilitation
Chapter 37. Weight Loss and Cachexia
Chapter 38. Nausea/Vomiting
Chapter 39. Oral Complications
Chapter 40. Alopecia and Cutaneous Complications
Chapter 41. Lymphedema
Chapter 42. Fatigue
Chapter 43. Caring for Patients at the End of Life
Section 2. Hematologic Problems
Chapter 44. Disorders of Blood Cell Production
Chapter 45. Cancer Related Thrombosis
Section 3. Infections
Chapter 46. Fever in the Neutropenic Patient
Chapter 47. Fever in the Severely Immunocompromised Patient
Section 4. Metabolic and Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Chapter 48. Hypercalcemia
Chapter 49. Hyponatremia
Chapter 50. Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Chapter 51. Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Section 5. Surgical Problems
Chapter 52. Establishing and Maintaining Vascular Access
Chapter 53. Acute Abdomen, Bowel Obstruction, and Fistula
Section 6. Local Effects of Cancer and Its Metastasis
Chapter 54. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Chapter 55. Spinal Cord Compression
Chapter 56. Brain Metastasis and Carcinomatous Meningitis
Chapter 57. Bone Metastases
Chapter 58. Lung Metastases
Chapter 59. Liver Metastasis
Chapter 60. Effusions
Chapter 61. Neurologic Complications
Chapter 62. Dyspnea, Cough, and Pulmonary Complications
Chapter 63. Cardiac Complications
Chapter 64. Reproductive Complications
Chapter 65. Endocrine Complications
Chapter 66. Second Malignant Neoplasms
Section 7. Special Issues
Chapter 67. Cancer in the Elderly: Biology, Prevention, and Treatment
Chapter 68. Special Issues in Pregnancy

PART III: SPECIFIC MALIGNANCIES
Chapter 69. Cancer of the Central Nervous System
Chapter 70. Cancer of the Eye, Orbit, and Adnexal Structures
Chapter 71. Cancer of the Head and Neck
Chapter 72. Melanomas
Chapter 73. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers: Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Chapter 74. Cancer of the Endocrine System
Chapter 75. Cancer of the Lung: NSCLC and SCLC
Chapter 76. Mesothelioma and Tumors of Mediastinum
Chapter 77. Cancer of the Esophagus
Chapter 78. Cancer of the Stomach
Chapter 79. Cancer of the Small Bowel
Chapter 80. Cancer of the Colon
Chapter 81. Cancer of the Rectum
Chapter 82. Cancer of the Anal Canal
Chapter 83. Hepatocellular Cancer
Chapter 84. Cancer of the Pancreas
Chapter 85. Cancer of the Kidney and Ureter
Chapter 86. Cancer of the Bladder
Chapter 87. Cancer of the Prostate
Chapter 88. Cancer of the Penis and Urethra
Chapter 89. Cancer of the Testes
Chapter 90. Cancer of the Cervix, Vagina, and Vulva
Chapter 91. Cancer of the Uterus
Chapter 92. Cancer of the Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes
Chapter 93. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Chapter 94. Cancer of the Breast
Chapter 95. Bone Sarcomas
Chapter 96. Sarcomas of Soft Tissue
Chapter 97. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Chapter 98. HIV-Associated Malignancies
Chapter 99. Pediatric Solid Tumors
Chapter 100. WHO Classification of Hematologic Malignancies
Chapter 101. Childhood Leukemia
Chapter 102. Childhood Lymphoma
Chapter 103. Acute Lymphoid Leukemia
Chapter 104. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Chapter 105. The Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Chapter 106. Chronic Myeoloproliferative Diseases
Chapter 107. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Chapter 108. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemias
Chapter 109. Hairy Cell Leukemia
Chapter 110. Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders
Chapter 111. Hodgkin's Disease
Chapter 112. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Chapter 113. Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Chapter 114. Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

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Book by Abeloff MD Martin D Armitage MD James O Niederhube

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• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0443066507
• ISBN 13: 9780443066504
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 3205
• Redattore: Abeloff Martin D., Armitage James O., Niederhuber John E., Kastan M. B., McKenna W. Gillies Ph.D.