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The pituitary gland is an important one since it controls several of the other hormone glands, such as the thyroid and adrenals. A pituitary adenoma is an abnormal growth or tumor in this gland, and they are the subject of very active clinical and pathological...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2011-10-31
epub sans DRM
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Cancer Epigenetics: Biomolecular Therapeutics in HumanCancer is the only resource to focus on biomolecular approaches to cancer therapy. Its presentation of the latest research in cancer biology reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field and aims to facilitate...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-10-07
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The Elephant in the Room is a collection of short stories that creatively communicate the cancer patient’s journey.The stories, based on real-life accounts, are built around the idiosyncratic relationships between patients and their doctors. Using humor, empathy and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-09-28
ePub
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This handbook is designed to help jobbing histopathologists jog their memory and get through more workload in any working day. Rapid access is facilitated by a bullet-point, tabular and diagrammatic style, as well as by handy anatomical diagrams, guidance on the...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-08-24
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Inflammation in gastrointestinal mucosa can remodel the topography of the overlying epithelium. If such inflammation is chronic, it has fundamental clinical consequences, the principal of which is premalignant metaplasia throughout the alimentary tract. Furthermore,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-08-08
ePub
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The concept of using bispecific antibodies for cancer therapy by retargeting immune effector cells was developed several years ago. Initial clinical studies were rather disappointing mainly due to low efficacy, severe side effects and the immunogenicity of the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-07-21
ePub
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This new textbook has an international authorship and is a practical, up-to-date resource for clinicians responsible for the care of children with oncologic and malignant hematologic disease. It is specifically designed for practicing oncologists and hematologists,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-07-20
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The book provides comprehensive insights into molecular changes in malignant melanoma.The general mechanisms of melanoma growth and development are described, as well as new research findings. Our current knowledge on the molecules involved in cell transformation and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-06-24
ePub
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Induction chemotherapy, as part of an integrated plan of management for locally advanced cancers, is being practiced throughout the world, but frequently teams are unaware of the work being undertaken in other institutions. This book aims to present the full range of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-05-16
ePub
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This new book by international experts in psycho-oncology has arisen from the teaching academies offered by the International Psycho-oncology Society. It distills the wisdom and experience from the training manuals dedicated to individual psychological therapies and...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-05-03
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Nutritional oncology is an increasingly active interdisciplinary field where cancer is investigated as both a systemic and local disease originating with the changes in the genome and progressing through a multi-step process which may be influenced at many points in its...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2011-05-02
epub sans DRM
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There has been major growth in understanding immune suppression mechanisms and its relationship to cancer progression and therapy. This book highlights emerging new principles of immune suppression that drive cancer and it offers radically new ideas about how therapy...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2011-04-28
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Nearly 25 years of intensive research have uncovered many diverse functions for the dimeric transcription factor known as NF-kappaB (nuclear factor-kappaB). NF-kappaB affects most aspects of cellular physiology—from immunity and inflammation to apoptosis, cell survival,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-04-26
Collection :
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
ePub
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Multiple myeloma is currently still an incurable disease, but during the past decade knowledge of its molecular pathogenesis has increased rapidly. This has led to remarkable progress in both diagnosis and therapy, including in particular the approval of novel and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-04-21
ePub
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The therapeutic landscape in oncology has undergone momentous changes in recent years.The treatment options for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, in particular, have increased with the introduction of novel pharmacological and other treatment modalities. Researchers have...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-04-18
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The rationale for using intraoperative irradiation (IORT) is based on the realization that tolerable doses of eternal beam radiation are often insufficient to achieve control of locally advanced malignancies. In these instances, the IORT component of treatment becomes...
Editeur :
Humana
Parution :
2011-04-15
Collection :
Current Clinical Oncology
ePub
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Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive and fatal neoplasm of serous membranes that still shows a rising incidence worldwide. This book covers all the important aspects of the disease by bringing together contributions from selected experts in the fields of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-04-11
ePub
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The interplay between tumors and their immunologic microenvironment is complex, difficult to decipher, but its understanding is of seminal importance for the development of novel prognostic markers and therapeutic strategies.The present review discusses tumor-immune...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-04-11
Collection :
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
ePub
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Paraneoplastic syndromes, defined in this book as "disorders caused by cancer, but not a direct result of cancer invasion of the affected organ or tissue", once believed to be rare and esoteric neurologic disorders have assumed increasing importance as an explanation of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-04-01
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The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has a history of excellence and is internationally recognized as a world class medical center, providing quality medical care, advancing medicine through clinical and laboratory research and facilitating the education of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-02-04
ePub
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