Advances in modern medicine / edited by Kiyomi Taniyama, Wataru Kamiike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taniyama, Kiyomi, Author.

Contributor:

Taniyama, Kiyomi, editor.

Kamiike, Wataru, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Medicine--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates : Bentham Science Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

Advances in Modern Medicine introduces recent advanced medical practices performed at the Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center (KMCCCC) - one of the leading hospitals in Japan - to those working in the field of medicine throughout the world including physicians surgeons pharmacists psychologists medical engineers medical technologists nurses and students. Readers will be updated on the general trends in modern medicine relevant to a variety of medical specialties performed at KMCCCC. The volume covers topics such as cancer management acute phase reaction against a national-level disaster depression management emergency medicine hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal diseases orthopedics organ transportation infection control blood disease chronic kidney disease palliative care dermatology ophthalmology pathology and nursing for cancer patients. Aspiring medical students can learn more about the latest developments in their field of interest while patients can learn about treatment options available for different diseases.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

FOREWORDS

FOREWORD 1

CONGRATULATION ON THE PUBLICATION OF "ADVANCES IN MODERN MEDICINE"

FOREWORD 2

TOWARD ENHANCEMENT OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE

FOREWORD 3

10 GLORIOUS YEARS FOR THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KURE MEDICAL CENTER AND CHUGOKU CANCER CENTER

FOREWORD 4

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FOR DR. KIYOMI TANIYAMA, KURE MEDICAL CENTER

PREFACE

List of Contributors

Part 1 TOPICS IN THE MODERN MEDICINE A: CANCER MANAGEMENT

A New Therapeutic Strategy for Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck

INTRODUCTION

PATIENTS AND METHODS

PROTOCOL OF CTX (FIG. 1)

PROTOCOL OF SIACRT (FIG. 2)

EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS

RESULTS

CTX (TABLE 1)

SIACRT (TABLE 2)

ADVERSE EVENTS TABLE 3 AND DAYS OF HOSPITAL TREATMENT (FIG. 3)

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

The Long-Term Outcomes of Partial Breast Irradiation Using External Beam after Breast Conserving Surgery

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Patients and Tumor Characteristics

Treatment

End Points and Statistics

Is It Possible to Optimize Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response by EGFR and CK5/6 Expression Status in Breast Cancer Patients?

Patients

Immunohistochemistry

Association Between Biomarkers and Effect of Chemotherapy

Statistical Analysis

Patients Characteristics

Association Between ER Expression and CK5/6 and EGFR Expressions

Comparison of Proliferative Markers Between the CK5/6- and/or EGFR-positive Cohort and the CK5/6- and EGFR-negative Cohort by ER Expression Status.

Comparison of Response to Chemotherapy Between the CK5/6- and/or EGFR-positive Cohort and CK5/6-negative and EGFR-negative Cohort by ER Expression Status

Auto-Analysis of Immunohistochemical Findings for Breast Cancer

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Auto-analysis for ER, PgR, Ki-67 and TopoIIa

Auto-analysis for HER2

How does Pathology Clinic Have Effect on Mental State and Adjustment in Patients with Breast Cancer?

METHODS

Subjects

Pathology Clinic Procedures and Details

Survey Procedures and Details

The Short-term Effect of Attending the Pathology Clinic on the Patient's Psychological State and Adjustment

Comparison of the Pathology Clinic Attendance Group and Non-attendance Group

The Short-term Effect of Attending the Pathology Clinic on the Psychological State and Adjustment of Patients with Breast Cancer

Correlation Between Pathology Clinic Attendance and the Patient's Ability to Cope

Recurrence Pattern and Long-Term Survival After Two Types of VATS Lobectomy for Clinical T1N0 Lung Cancer

The Role of DNA Methylation as A Biomarker in Lung Cancer: Prognostic Prediction and Early Detection

ROLE OF METHYLATION AS A PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKER

ROLE OF METHYLATION AS A BIOMARKER FOR EARLY DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER

REFERENCES.

Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using A Scissors-Type Knife for Early Colorectal Neoplasms

ESD Procedure

Clinicopathological Features of Early Colorectal Neoplasms Resected by ESD Using SB Knife Jr.

Overall Outcomes of ESD Using SB Knife Jr.

Influence of Endoscopic Stent Insertion on Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells from Obstructing Colon Cancer

Virus

Reagents and Antibodies

Blood Sample Processing

Immunostaining

CTC Enumeration

CTCs Expression in Peripheral Blood Samples in Obstructing Colorectal Cancer Patients

Clinical Outcome of Liver Resection in Single Center Experience: Laparoscopic versus Open Procedure

Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Does TACE Have a Future?

HISTORY

INDICATION

PROCEDURE

REGIMENS

TIMING OF TACE

IN OUR INSTITUTION

TECHNICAL PEARL

COMPLICATIONS

CLINICAL RESULTS

PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN TACE

CONVENTIONAL TACE VERSUS DEB-TACE

LIMITATIONS

MICROSPHERES AND RELATED TOPICS

CLOSING REMARKS

Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Relevance of α-gal Epitope/Natural Anti-gal Antibody Reaction

DISTRIBUTION OF Α1, 3GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE (Α1,3GT), Α-GAL EPITOPES AND ANTI-GAL ANTIBODY IN MAMMALS

TARGETING WHOLE-CELL VACCINES TO ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELLS

IN VIVO TARGETING OF TUMOR CELL VACCINE TO APCS BY Α-GAL EPITOPES/ANTI-GAL INTERACTION.

NOVEL IMMUNOTHERAPY WITH Α-GAL EPITOPES-EXPRESSING MUC1-BASED VACCINE FOR PANCREATIC CANCER

SIGNIFICANT CROSS-REACTIVE RESPONSES TO PANCREATIC CANCER CELLS INDUCED BY TUMOR LYSATE VACCINE REMODELED TO EXPRESS Α-GAL EPITOPES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR A UNIVERSAL CANCER VACCINE

FUNDING

Evaluation of Cervical Liquid-Based Cytology in Glandular Abnormalities of Japanese Women

Clinical Application on Telomere Biology for Cancer

TELOMERE AND TELOMERASE

TELOMERES MAINTENANCE MECHANISMS IN CANCER

CLINICAL UTILITIES OF TELOMERASE AND TELOMERE

TELOMERASE-TARGETED THERAPY

SUMMARY AND PERSPECTIVE

Cancer Counseling and Pathology Clinic

CANCER COUNSELING

PRACTICE OF CANCER COUNSELING

DEMAND OF THE PATIENTS

CO-OPERATIVE CANCER COUNSELING WITH PATHOLOGISTS

WHAT IS THE PATHOLOGY CLINIC?

Late Endocrine Effect for Childhood Cancer Survivors

HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY HORMONE DEFICIENCY

GROWTH IMPAIRMENT

GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY

LOW BONE MINERAL DENSITY

PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY

GONADAL DYSFUNCTION

THYROID DYSFUNCTION

Changes in Esophageal Cancer Treatment Over the Past Decade at Our Hospital

THORACOSCOPIC ESOPHAGECTOMY IN THE PRONE POSITION

NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY

PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE PNEUMONIA

REFERRENCES.

Part 1 TOPICS IN THE MODERN MEDICINE B: NON-CANCER MANAGEMENT

Adiponectin, Its Roles in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

ROLES OF ADIPONECTIN PROTEIN

Insulin-sensitizing Effects of Adiponectin

Anti-atherogenic Effects of Adiponectin

CLINICAL VALUE OF ADIPONECTIN

Clinical Implications of Adiponectin in Obesity-associated Diseases

Predictive Value of Adiponectin in Patients with Multi-vessel Coronary Atherosclerosis [36]

Relationship Between LDL Oxidization and Adiponectin in Diabetes Patients [47]

Novel Strategy for Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Targeting Systemic and Adipose Tissue Inflammation

INFLAMMATION MARKER PREDICTS TYPE 2 DIABETES

PATHOGENESIS OF INFLAMMATION-INDUCED INSULIN RESIS- TANCE

OBESITY-INDUCED IMMUNE-CELL INFILTRATION INTO ADIPOSE TISSUE

NEW THERAPEUTIC AVENUE TO TREAT INSULIN RESISTANCE AND TYPE 2 DIABETES BY INTERVENTION OF INFLAMMATION

Improved Adaptation of Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy based on the Evaluation of Renal Function Using 99mTc-MAG3 Renal Imaging

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Recent Findings in Genetic and Enzymatic Analysis of Newborn Screening-Positive Subjects Based on Tandem Mass Spectrometry

EVALUATING ACTIVITIES OF MEDIUM CHAIN ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY (MCAD) MUTANTS FOUND AMONG JAPANESE PATIENTS

DETECTION OF THE FIRST JAPANESE PATIENT WITH ISOLATED METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA CAUSED BY A CBLD DEFECT

The Role of an Expert in Medical Engineering in Japan.

INTRODUCTION.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 20, 2017).

ISBN:

9781681080239

1681080230