This introductory text explains the broad principles underlying cancer chemotherapy. The first part uniquely integrates the diversity of available drug treatments with the natural history of cancer. The second part discusses practical issues - methods of drug delivery, including central lines, PICC lines and regional chemotherapy, drug toxicity, prevention and management. The third partcovers the role of systemic therapy in cancer management, how drug treatment integrates with surgery and radiotherapy in the overall treatment of cancers, with statistics on the outcomes that can be expected as a result. Providing basic understanding of the complex area of therapeutics, this practical book is invaluable for junior doctors ‘passing through’ for 4-6 months as part of their rotational training in medicine as well as those who intend to go on and specialise. Overview of how different treatments relate to different cancers, anddifferent stages of cancer development. Specifically relates different drug treatments to the natural history of cancer, from gene mutation to metastasis, giving a rational explanation to the plethora of new types of drug therapy that have emerged in the last 5 years. Clarity and simplicity of style - user-friendly for newcomers INDICE: I. The relationship between tumour biology and chemotherapy: Introduction. Genes and gene therapy. Chemoprevention. Receptors. Signal transduction. Cell division. Tumour growth. Metastasis. II. Some Practical issues: Drug delivery. Side effects and their management. III. The role of systemic therapyin cancer management: Introduction. Breast cancer. Urological cancer. Bowel Cancer. Lung cancer. Haematological cancer. Upper gastrointestinal cancer. Gynaecological cancer. Head and neck cancer. Brain tumours. Childhood cancer.
- ISBN: 978-1-84628-989-7
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 140
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés