Methods of cancer diagnosis, therapy and prognosis: general methods and overviews, lung carcinoma and prostate carcinoma

Cancer killed 6.7 million people around the world in 2002, and this figure isexpected to rise to 10.1 million in 2020. Lung cancer has been the most common cancer in the world since 1985, and by 2002 there were 1.35 million new cases, representing 12,4% of all new cancers. It was also the most common cause ofdeath from cancer, with 1.18 million deaths (17,6% of the world total). Lung cancer remains a highly lethal disease. After diagnosis, survival at 5 years in the United States is 15%. Thisandnbsp;book discusses in detail all aspects of lung cancer and prostate cancer, including diagnosis using molecular genetics, various imaging modalities, and tumor markers. Treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, chemoradiation, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and surgery; and prognosis. The side effects of the treatments are also pointed out. Both primary and secondary cancers, and risk of cancer survivors developing other cancers are explained. The only book that discusses cancer diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis together in one volume Discusses the molecular processes that lead to the development and proliferation of cancer cells Includes recent major advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy Supported throughout with illustrations Identifies patients with high likelihood of clinical benefits from a specific treatment INDICE: From the contents Part I General Methods And Overviews. Part II Lung Cancer. Part III Prostate Cancer.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-8441-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 1020
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés