Holland-Frei cancer medicine 8.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holland, James F., 1925-

Hong, Waun Ki.

American Association for Cancer Research.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoplasms.

Cancer.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms.

Physical Description:

xxv, 2021 pages : illustrations

Edition:

Eighth edition / [editors, Waun Ki Hong ... [and others].

Other Title:

Holland-Frei cancer medicine eight

Cancer medicine 8

Place of Publication:

Shelton, Conn. : People's Medical Pub. House, 2010.

Contents:

Cardinal manifestations of cancer

Molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, and mouse models of human cancer

Cell proliferation and differentiation

Apoptosis and cancer

Growth factors and signal transduction in cancer

Oncogenes

Tumor supressor genes

Genomic alterations and chromosomal aberrations in human cancer

Biochemistry of cancer

Invasion and metastases

Tumor angiogenesis

Epigenetic contributions to human cancer

Cancer immunotherapy

Genetic predisposition to cancer

Chemical carcinogenesis

Hormones and the etiology of cancer

Ionizing radiation

Ultraviolet radiation carcinogenesis

Inflammation and cancer

RNA tumor viruses

Herpesviruses

Papillomaviruses and cervical neoplasia

Hepatitis viruses

Parasites

Molecular imaging in clinical oncology

Molecular diagnostics in cancer

Personalized medicine in oncology drug development

Cancer genome aberrations: measures, causes, and consequences

Cancer nanotechnology

Cancer epidemiology

Tobacco-induced cancers and their prevention

Nutrition in the etiology and prevention of cancer

Chemoprevention of cancer

Cancer screening and early detection

Statistical innovations in cancer research

Outcomes research in oncology

Principles of cancer pathology

Principles of imaging

Interventional radiology for the cancer patient

Principles of surgical oncology

Principles of radiation oncology

Hyperthermia

Principles of medical oncology

Cytokinetics

Principles of dose, schedule, and combination chemotherapy

Preclinical and early clinical development of new anticancer agents

Pharmacology

Drug resistance and its clinical circumvention

Folate antagonists

Pyrimidine and purine antimetabolites

Alkylating agents and platinum antitumor compounds

Drugs that target DNA topoisomerases

Microtubule-targeting natural products

Interferons

Cytokines and hematopoietic growth factors

Monoclonal serotherapy

Vaccines and immunostimulants

Antiestrogens, progentins, and aromatase inhibitors

Androgen deprivation strategies in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer

Cancer gene therapy

Hematopoietic cell transplantation

Principles of psycho-oncology

Principles of cancer rehabilitation medicine

Multidisciplinary management

Cancer and pregnancy

Cancer and aging

The role of integrative oncology in cancer care

Palliative care

Management of cancer pain

Primary neoplasms of the central nervous system in adults

Brain metastases

Neoplasms of the eye

Neoplasms of the endocrine glands: pituitary neoplasms

Neoplasms of the thyroid

Neoplasms of the adrenal cortex

Tumors of the diffuse neuroendocrine and gastroenteropancreatic endocrine system

Neoplasms of the head and neck

Cancer of the lung

Malignant mesothelioma

Thymomas and thymic tumors

Tumors of the heart and great vessels

Primary germ cell tumors of the thorax

Neoplasms of the esophagus

Carcinoma of the stomach

Treatment of liver metastases

Primary neoplasms of the liver

Gallbladder and bile duct cancer

Neoplasms of the exocrine pancreas

Neoplasms of the small intestine, vermiform appendix, and peritoneum, and carcinoma of the colon and rectum

Neoplasms of the anus

Renal cell carcinoma

Tumors of the renal pelvis and ureter

Bladder cancer

Neoplasms of the prostate

Tumors of the penis and urethra

Testis cancer

Neoplasms of the vulva and vagina

Neoplasms of the cervix

Endometrial cancer

Neoplasms of the fallapian tube

Ovarian cancer

Molar pregnancy and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

Gynecologic sarcomas

Neoplasms of the breast

Melanoma

Other skin cancers

Bone tumors

Soft tissue sarcomas

The myelodysplastic syndrome

Acute myeloid leukemia in adults: mast cell leukemia and other mast cell neoplasms

Chronic myeloid leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Hodgkin lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome

Plasma cell tumors

Myeloproliferative neoplasms: essential thrombocythemia, primary myelofibrosis, and polycythemia vera

Neoplasms in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Neoplasms of unknown primary site

Principles of pediatric oncology

Anorexia and cachexia

Antiemetic therapy

Neurologic complications

Dermatolgoic complications of cancer chemotherapy

Skeletal complications

Hematologic complications and blood bank support

Coagulopathic complications of cancer patients

Urologic complications

Cardiac complications

Respiratory complications

Gastrointestinal and hepatic complications in cancer patients

Oral complications of cancer and their treatment

Gonadal complications

Endocrine complications and paraneoplastic syndromes

Treatment-related secondary cancers

Infections in patients with cancer

Oncologic emergencies

Oncology informatics.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Holland Frei cancer medicine 7 / editors, Donald W. Kufe ... [et al.]. 7th ed. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781607950141

1607950146

OCLC:

513690511