| Chemoradiation in Cancer Therapy Contributor(s): Choy, Hak (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1617373133 ISBN-13: 9781617373138 Publisher: Humana OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Oncology - General - Medical | Pharmacology - Medical | Nursing - Oncology & Cancer |
| Dewey: 616.994 |
| Series: Cancer Drug Discovery & Development |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 7" W x 10" (1.65 lbs) 420 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Internationally recognized experts in cancer biology and clinical research review the present status of the multimodality approach to the management of solid tumors and speculate on possible future strategies for chemoradiation therapy. The authors detail applications of combined modality therapy in lung, esophageal, breast, gastric, pancreatic, colon, and rectal cancers. They also show how radiation interacts with such chemotherapeutic agents as the platinum complexes, taxanes, and gemcitabine in the treatment of malignant gliomas, and head and neck cancer. A review of how to integrate new specific molecular targeted agents into multimodality therapy in the future. |