Chemo Fog: Cancer Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment: 678 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1493940996 ISBN 13: 9781493940998

Casa editrice: Springer, 2016

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Cancer patients have benefitted greatly from recent advances in the drugs, dose regimens, and combinations used to treat their primary tumor and for the treatment or prevention of spread of their disease. Due to the advances in chemotherapy and other aspects of prevention, early detection, and treatment modalities, an increasing percentage of patients are surviving the disease. For some types of cancer, the majority of patients live decades beyond their diagnosis. For this they are forever thankful and appreciative of the drugs that helped lead to this increased survival rate. But no drug is devoid of adverse effects. This also applies to chemotherapeutic agents. The acute cytotoxic effects of these agents are well known––indeed are often required for their therapeutic benefit. The chronic adverse effects are varied and in some cases less well known. With the increase in survival rates, there has emerged a new awareness of these chronic adverse effects.

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ROBERT B. RAFFA, PhD, is Professor of Pharmacology and Chair of theDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Temple University School of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania. He holds B Chem E and BS degrees in Chemical Engineering and Physiological Psychology, MS degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Toxicology, and a PhD in Pharmacology. He is the co-author or editor of several books on pharmacology and thermodynamics and over 200 articles in refereed journals, and is active in NIH-funded research, editorial, and professional society activities. Dr. Raffa became co-founder and president of the Forget-Me-Not Foundation in 2009.RONALD J. TALLAR IDA, PhD, is a Professor of Pharmacology at TempleUniversity School of Medicine. He has BS and MS degrees in physics/mathematics from Drexel University and a PhD in pharmacology. His work, primarily concerned with quantitative aspects of pharmacology, is represented in more than 250 published works that include eight books he has authored or co-authored. Dr. Tallarida currentlyteaches, serves on editorial advisory boards, conducts NIH-funded research, and is active in professional societies. Dr. Tallarida became co-founder and Vice-president of the Forget-Me-Not Foundation in 2009.

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• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1493940996
• ISBN 13: 9781493940998
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Redattore: Raffa Robert B., Tallarida Ronald J.