Current Cancer Therapeutics

Current Cancer Therapeutics, Fourth Edition, written by more than 60 renowned authors, provides an insightful guide to the overwhelming influx of knowledge on an array of cancer types, as well as protocols for treatment and supportive care. Divided into four easy-to-read sections; healthcare profess...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kirkwood, John M. (Editor), Lotze, Michael T. (Editor), Yasko, Joyce M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Current Medicine Group 2001, 2001
Edition:4th ed. 2001
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1: Agents
  • 1. Alkylating and Platinating Agents
  • 2. Antimetabolic Agents
  • 3. Biologic Agents
  • 4. Hormonal Agents
  • 5. Tubulin-Targeting Drugs
  • 2: Specific Neoplasms and Therapeutic Protocols
  • 6. Breast Cancer
  • 7. Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • 8. Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • 9. Head and Neck Cancer
  • 10. Lung Cancer
  • 11. Melanoma and Other Tumors of the Skin
  • 12. Sarcomas
  • 13. Genitourinary Cancer
  • 14. Gynecologic Malignancies
  • 15. Malignant Glioma
  • 16. Endocrine Cancer
  • 17. Leukemia
  • 18. Hodgkin’s Disease
  • 19. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
  • 20. Myeloma
  • 21. Malignant Effusions in the Chest
  • 22. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
  • 23. Aids-Related Malignancies
  • 3: Supportive Care
  • 24. Palliative Care
  • 25. Myelosuppression
  • 26. Gastrointestinal Toxicities
  • 27. Renal and Metabolic Complications
  • 28. Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy
  • 29. Neurotoxicities
  • 30. Evaluation of Quality of Life in Cancer Clinical Trials
  • 31. Systemic Manifestations of Cancer and Management of Systemic Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  • 32. Malnutrition
  • 4: Clinical Trial Data Collection
  • 33. Clinical Trials: Monitoring and Reporting of Toxicities, and Evaluating Tumor Response
  • 34. Synoptic Pathology Reports