Oncology

The last few years have seen major advances in all aspects of the understanding and treatment of kidney cancer, particularly the commonest variant clear cell carcinoma of the kidney. This book brings the reader up to date with these developments, covering aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, progn..

This new edition of a bestseller provides a nontechnical and thoroughly up-to-date review of methods and issues related to clinical trials. The authors emphasize the importance of proper study design, analysis, and data management and identify the pitfalls inherent in these processes. The book has b..

This new edition of a bestseller provides a nontechnical and thoroughly up-to-date review of methods and issues related to clinical trials. The authors emphasize the importance of proper study design, analysis, and data management and identify the pitfalls inherent in these processes. The book has b..

The rapid rate of development in the fields of prevention, early detection and management for colorectal cancer means that the successful first edition of this accessible guide has needed to be updated and revised throughout. Primary care physicians and specialists alike will continue to find this a..

This reference is the first resource to gather current data from endothelial cell biologists in various disciplines to summarize recent progress in the field. It builds a complete understanding of the endothelium in health and disease and demonstrates its potential as a therapeutic target. It highli..

An informative handbook on the staging of cancer and the selection and evaluation of cancer treatment, this text is an ideal resource for medical oncologists and those involved in screening and chemotherapy programs. The book demonstrates how to judge various prognostic and predictive factors, how t..

For radiation oncologists and physicists who want an authoritative overview of emerging developments in the field, as well as clear direction on the utilization of this new technology in clinical practice, this reference provides in-depth descriptions of new and promising stereotactic methods for th..

With detailed contributions from more than 40 leading authorities on the topic, this Third Edition comprehensively explores the immunobiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD)-offering sections revealing the most up-to-date research on immune activatio..

Intended for medical oncologists, surgeons, obstetricians, gynecologists, geneticists, genetic counselors, and primary care physicians, this text presents the epidemiological, biological, and clinical issues associated with hereditary breast cancer. It offers clear guidance on the application and u..

Advancing patient care, this book focuses on a wealth of hybrid IGRT technologies and devices for coupled imaging and treatment inside the radiation treatment room. Expert authors explore the decades-long technological developments that have occurred in the realm of image-guided conformal, customize..

Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) allows clinicians to improve targeting accuracy and safely increase dosage administration without increasing toxicity in normal, healthy tissue areas. This can result in better outcomes for lymphoma patients. An ideal text for radiation oncologists, hematologist..

The culmination of 30 years of research and experience in T-cell-based cancer, this book highlights and evaluates new treatments that harness the power of the T cell to attack and kill all cancer cells in our bodies. It describes how the T cell immune system can be manipulated and redirected to kill..