Fundamentals of Oncology - Brossura

Pitot, Henry C.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0824774574 ISBN 13: 9780824774578

Casa editrice: Marcel Dekker Inc, 1986

Riassunto

Compiling significant advances from more than a decade of research, this text presents breakthroughs in the prevention, treatment, and control of cancer-exploring the origin, function, and behavior of cancerous cells and promoting the development of effective therapeutics for common malignancies of the breast, lung, prostate, and gastrointestinal tract, as well as other major systems of the body.

Highlights an author-maintained web-site offering an extended series of slide illustrations for clear and concise oncology lectures!

Completely revised and expanded throughout, the Fourth Edition of Fundamentals of Oncology contains new chapters detailing

the utilization of genetic data for possible elimination of disease

emerging families of chemotherapeutic drugs, such as taxols and topoisomerase inhibitors

the characteristics of promoting agents and environmental carcinogens

host-tumor relationships

endocrine and stromal responses
and provides

current strategies to halt disease progression

additional tables, drawings, and micrographs

an extended list of glossary terms
Fundamentals of Oncology, Fourth Edition is a timely and definitive text for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical students taking courses in oncology, pathology, pathophysiology, cell biology, pharmacology, toxicology, and epidemiology.

Here are just some of the colleges and universities that have benefited from previous editions of the Fundamentals of Oncology:

University of Alabama
University of Alaska
University of Arizona
Boston University
University of California, Davis
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Connecticut, Storrs
C.W. Post
Drew University
Duke University
Eastern Michigan University
Florida Atlantic University
Gloucester County College
University of Massachusetts at Worcester
Michigan State University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Northeastern University
Northern Kentucky University
University of Pittsburgh
College of Saint Rose
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Seattle University
University of South Carolina, Columbia
University of South Florida, Tampa
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
University of Tennessee at Oak Ridge
Tulane University
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Virginia Commonwealth University
Williams College

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Marcel Dekker Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0824774574
• ISBN 13: 9780824774578
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile