| Cancer in Transplantation: Prevention and Treatment: Proceedings of the 27th Conference on Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, 22-24 May 1995 1996 Edition Contributor(s): Touraine, J. -L (Editor), Traeger, J. (Editor), Bétuel, H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792338634 ISBN-13: 9780792338635 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $132.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Oncology - General - Medical | Immunology - Medical | Nephrology |
| Dewey: 616.61 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Series: Transplantation and Clinical Immunology |
| Physical Information: 356 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Malignancies are frequent complications in organ transplantation, mainly as the result of infection with certain viruses and of long-term immunosuppression. The epidemiology confirms that the increased incidence concerns certain cancers, especially HIV-related skin cancers and EBV-related lymphoproliferative malignancies. This book covers all currently available information on this important topic of the relationships between transplantation and malignancies: preexisting cancers, posttransplant cancers, their etiology and pathophysiology, their prevention and treatment. A significant part of the volume is devoted to prophylaxis, early detection and modern forms of therapy in posttransplant lymphomas. As a conclusion of all these new data, the theory of immunosurveillance deserves to be significantly modified. |