This book is an introduction to cancer treatment, the basics of radio- and chemotherapy, drug actions, the eradication of cancer cells, and the origins and persistence of pharmacological and toxicological effects of drugs. It further provides ideas for research based on knowledge of cancer metastasis, invasive and molecular pathways, and diagnosis and treatment. Many of the adaptive features of cancer biology, clinical features, pathology and treatment are reviewed. In addition to introducing the major themes and theories, the book also advances the current discussion by moving beyond explanations for clinical implementation.
Key Selling Features:
Reviews basic cancer treatments Summarizes chemotherapies Discusses radiotherapies Examines pharmacological and toxicological approaches to treatment
Introduces oncological drug development
By:
Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport Louisiana) Imprint: CRC Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138198159 ISBN 10: 1138198153 Pages: 174 Publication Date:15 March 2018 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Primary
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Understanding about radio- and chemotherapy for treatment of human cancer. Oral carcinomas and its treatments. Complete profile of chemical carcinogenesis. Anesthesia for cancer surgeries. Pediatric heamatopioetic cancers. Pharmacological profile of chemotherapy drug. Basic medication of breast cancer. Chemotherapy of drug discovery from nature product. Cancer treatment for GIT.
Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam is a Research Associate in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA.