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Therapeutic Approaches in Cancer Treatment

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Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG , c2023. 1st ed.

Audience: Professional

"This comprehensive book provides an overview of cancer therapeutics and covers different innovative treatment approaches for cancer. The initial chapter gives a detailed overview on cancer progression and disease diagnostics. The following chapters focus on different cancer treatment approaches, s…

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Editor: Qazi, Asma Saleem; Tariq, Kanwal

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

Publication Date: c2023

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Therapeutics; Drug Therapy; Hormones; Radiotherapy; Immunotherapy; Nutrition Assessment; Antineoplastic Agents; Pharmacogenomic Variants

Abstract: "This comprehensive book provides an overview of cancer therapeutics and covers different innovative treatment approaches for cancer. The initial chapter gives a detailed overview on cancer progression and disease diagnostics. The following chapters focus on different cancer treatment approaches, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, nutritional assessments, targeted therapy and Nano therapeutics. It also highlights the importance of cancer genomics, disease advancement, personalized medicine and psychological support for cancer patients. Emphasis is also given to the many challenges in the area of designing cancer treatment and designing clinical trials. The complete book also presents cancer management with different cancer treatment modalities, including pharmacogenomics and drug reactions. This is a unique and comprehensive piece of work that not only highlights the disease treatment modalities but also focuses on many challenges in the area of designing cancer treatment and even in designing clinical trials.; The contributing authors are experts in this field of cancer treatment. By familiarizing readers with the latest developments in this complex field, the book offers a valuable resource for clinicians. Researchers and medical students will also benefit from this comprehensive text." --publisher

ISBN: 9783031271557

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Medical imaging and radiotherapy research : skills and strategies

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New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN20 M489 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Ramlaul, Aarthi

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 287 p. : ill. : 25 cm.

Subjects: Research Design; Radiography; Diagnostic Imaging; Radiotherapy; Biomedical Research - methods

ISBN: 9780702031045

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN20 M489 2010

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Treatment of cancer

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London, U.K.: Hodder Arnold , 2008. 5th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 T785 2008

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Editor: Price, Pat; Sikora, Karol; Illidge, Tim

Edition: 5th ed.

Place of Publication: London, U.K.

Publisher: Hodder Arnold

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xxii, 1488 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Radiotherapy

ISBN: 9780340912218; 0340912219

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ266 T785 2008

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Management of prostate cancer

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Jones, J. Stephen. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press , 2013. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

The thoroughly updated and revised third edition of Management of Prostate Cancer provides concise and authoritative guidance to today's best therapeutic regimens for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Highlighting the latest major advances in the field, the book includes chapters on t…

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Author: Jones, J. Stephen

Editor: Klein, Eric A

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Totowa, NJ

Publisher: Humana Press

Publication Date: 2013

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Prostatectomy; Gene Therapy; Radiotherapy

Abstract: The thoroughly updated and revised third edition of Management of Prostate Cancer provides concise and authoritative guidance to today's best therapeutic regimens for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Highlighting the latest major advances in the field, the book includes chapters on the most controversial areas of prostate cancer - screening, chemoprevention, and active surveillance; updated chapters on genetic risk and progression, biopsy schemes, treatment of complications, and comparative treatment outcomes for surgery; and new chapters on risk factors, new markers, nomograms, and focal therapy. This volume also features overviews of new and emerging drugs and treatment paradigms for castrate resistant disease, advances that promise to extend life and perhaps even cure a subset of men with metastatic disease.; Epidemiology and Risk Factors; Twenty Years and Counting: Is PSA Still Useful in 2010?; Prostate Cancer Screening: A Review of the Evidence with Clinical Practice Implications; Beyond PSA: Promising New Markers for Prostate Cancer; Hereditary Prostate Cancer and Genetic Risk; Prostate Inflammation and Prostate Cancer; Molecular Progression of Prostate Cancer: Androgens and Estrogens; The Role of Obesity and Diet in Prostate Cancer; Prostate Cancer Risk Reduction by Chemoprevention; Current Issues in Pathologic Evaluation; Optimum Prostate Biopsy: Techniques and Strategies; The Utility of Nomograms in Routine Clinical Practice; Active Surveillance Comes of Age; Focal Therapy: Prostate Hemiablation as the First Historical Treatment Model for Focal Therapy of Early Stage Prostate Cancer; Contemporary External Beam Radiotherapy; Surgery, Brachytherapy, or External Beam Radiation for Low- and Intermediate-Risk Disease?; The Role for Radical Prostatectomy in Advanced Prostate Cancer; Radiation Therapy in the Management of Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer; Clinical Implications of Measuring Quality-of-Life in Early Stage Prostate Cancer; Treatment Modalities of Post- prostatectomy Incontinence: A Historical Perspective as Well as Current Therapy Options; Management of Biochemical Recurrence After Localized Treatment for Prostate Cancer; Management of Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Disease ;; Pitfalls of Androgen Deprivation Therapy; Current Management of Castration- Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC); Beta-Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals and Bone Metastasis

ISBN: 9781607612582

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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