E-Book, Englisch, 211 Seiten
Gradishar / Wood Advances in Breast Cancer Management, 2nd edition
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4757-3147-7
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 211 Seiten
Reihe: Cancer Treatment and Research
ISBN: 978-1-4757-3147-7
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Over the last 5 years significant advances have been made in our understanding of the biology of breast cancer. As a result of linking observations made in the laboratory to new treatment strategies, the outcome of breast cancer patients with both early and late stage disease has continued to improve.
This volume highlights recent important advances that have improved the understanding of the biology and therapeutics of breast cancer. It
gathers a renowned group of breast cancer experts and provides their perspective on management issues that directly affect patients on a day-to-day basis. The authors in this book have succeeded in providing the most recent data available on their respective topics. In addition, they also offer insight into where challenges remain in optimizing the care of breast cancer patients.
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Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Managing Menopausal Problems.- 2. Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Node Negative Breast Cancer.- 3. Postmastectomy Radiotherapy.- 4. The Molecular and Cellular Biology of HER2/neu Gene Amplification/ Overexpression and the Clinical Development of Herceptin (Trastuzumab Therapy for Breast Cancer.- 5. High-Dose Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.- 6. High Dose Therapy with Stem Cell Support for Breast Cancer: The Jury Is Still Out.- 7. Preoperative Chemotherapy for Operable Breast Cancer.- 8. Overview of Randomized Trials of Systemic Adjuvant Therapy.- 9. Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer.
