"Based on lectures given by biologists, surgeons, radiotherapists and chemotherapists at the Ettore Majorana Centre's 20th Course on Progress in Oncology from 5-13th September 1986, this book aims to provide an update for researchers and clinicians on the multidisciplinary management of cancer. Not only focusing on aspects of cancer pathogenesis such as the role of oncogenes and viruses and the complex interplay of immune reactions, ""Advances in Oncology"" also examines in detail the possibilities of employing immunotherapeutic systems, new chemotherapeutic agents and new schedules of combined treatment. Other topics include the social, ethical and psychological effects of cancer, the role of pharmacology in the control of pain in terminal patients, and new tools for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This work provides an up-to-date postdoctoral-level reference work for researchers in oncology, biology and pharmacology, as well as for practising physicians and those experimenting with clinical trials."
By:
M. Ghione, L. Rausa, A. Pellegrini Imprint: Harwood-Academic Publishers Country of Publication: Switzerland Volume: vol 3 Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 580g ISBN:9783718604647 ISBN 10: 3718604647 Pages: 292 Publication Date:01 January 1988 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
M. Ghione Institute of Microbiology, Milan, Italy. L. Rausa Institute of Pharmacology, Palermo, Italy. A. Pellegrini Institute of General Pathology, Rome, Italy.