Oncology

Aimed at the breast surgical specialist, this book captures developments in the fields of oncoplastic surgery and whole breast reconstruction. The second edition includes a comprehensive account of surgical techniques with more than 300 color figures and photographs. It incorporates a detailed descr..

Based on a conference on Oxidative Stress and Redox Regulation, held at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, this work examines fundamental, chemical, biological and medical studies of free radicals on different targets and the consequences of their reactivity. It covers the chemistry and biochemistry of f..

Practical Chemotherapy - A Multidisciplinary Guide..

Scientists have reached a critical point in the development of new therapies for prostate cancer. The information gleaned from the Human Genome Project, alongside the emergence of new technologies for the use of genetic data has expanded the physician's understanding of disease progression and widen..

Eliminating the need to dig through information scattered in the medical physics literature, this practical guide goes beyond current books on proton therapy to provide an in-depth overview of the physics aspects of this radiation therapy modality. In addition to exploring quality assurance issues a..

This book includes better meanings, codes and examples in a concise and simple way to make it suitable for students, researchers and clinical medical physicists. Upon completion of this textbook, the readers will gather knowledge about the physics, chemistry and biology of the human body towards can..

Radiation dosimetry has made great progress in the last decade, mainly because radiation therapy is much more widely used. Since the first edition, many new developments have been made in the basic methods for dosimetry, i.e. ionization chambers, TLD, chemical dosimeters, and photographic films. Ra..

Reflecting the past 20 years of intense research in radioimmunotherapy, this timely reference surveys an expansive breadth of topics on the evolving developments in radiation therapy. Placed in the context of advances in cancer treatment, chapters progress systematically from basic principles and pr..

This book addresses a wide range of topics, from the principles of evidence-based practice to the process and dissemination of research to unique considerations such as clinical trials, patenting, and health services research. The case for evidence-based practice and a collaborative research culture..

Spheroid Culture in Cancer Research describes the various techniques now available for establishing spheroid tissue culture, including spheroid culture from normal tissues and from tumor cell lines...

This book, published in association with the European Society of Medical Oncology, is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary text, which examines all aspects of this disease, with contributions from a multinational team of authors on etiology, epidemiology, molecular biology, pathology, smoking, dete..

This text provides comprehensive and timely coverage of the current knowledge of cancer-associated thrombosis, its pathogenesis, clinical features, prevention, and therapy. It specifically addresses the relationship between hemostatic systems and cancer, thus providing a unique and much needed focus..