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082 0 4 _a616.994
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100 1 _aPriestman, Terry.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aCancer Chemotherapy in Clinical Practice
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Terry Priestman.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bSpringer London,
_c2008.
300 _aX, 134 p. 23 illus., 8 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aI. The relationship between tumour biology and chemotherapy: Introduction -- Genes and gene therapy -- Chemoprevention -- Receptors -- Signal transduction -- Cell division -- Tumour growth -- Metastasis -- II. Some Practical issues: Drug delivery -- Side effects and their management -- III. The role of systemic therapy in cancer management: Introduction -- Breast cancer -- Urological cancer -- Bowel Cancer -- Lung cancer -- Haematological cancer -- Upper gastrointestinal cancer -- Gynaecological cancer -- Head and neck cancer -- Brain tumours.
520 _aThe last decade has seen many dramatic changes in cancer chemotherapy, with the introduction of a number of new forms of treatment as well as important developments in the more traditional fields of cytotoxic and hormonal therapy. This book summarises the whole range of systemic cancer therapies, explaining their mode of action and potential side-effects, as well as their clinical applications. The book is intended as an introductory text for junior doctors, nurses and medical students. It is divided into three sections: The theoretical basis of cancer chemotherapy – following an historical introduction, the different treatment modalities are explained in the context of basic tumour biology Practical aspects – covering dosing and drug delivery together with an extensive discussion of possible side-effects, and their management. Chemotherapy in the management of cancer – explaining the place of drug treatment, and the outcomes that can be expected from chemotherapy, in all the major cancers. Written by a single author, the book has a consistency of style which makes a wealth of complex information both readily accessible and easily understandable.
650 0 _aPharmacy.
650 0 _aMedicine.
650 0 _aCancer research.
650 0 _aOncology.
650 1 4 _aMedicine & Public Health.
650 2 4 _aOncology.
650 2 4 _aCancer Research.
650 2 4 _aPharmacy.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781846289897
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-991-0
912 _aZDB-2-SME
950 _aMedicine (Springer-11650)
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