Covering a wide array of topics from bacteria to human cells, this book summarizes recent developments in DNA damage repair and recognition while providing timely reviews on the molecular...

Brain tumors have a longstanding reputation for being intractable to therapy, and with evidence suggesting that the incidence of some brain tumors is increasing, this has become the most feared cancer. However, with improvements in imaging technologies, radiation therapy and chemotherapy , as well as a greater knowledge of the genetic causes...

Leading oncologists, hematologists, and nephrologists comprehensively review the role of HGFs in clinical practice, explain the molecular basis of their effects, and consider potential future developments. The authors focus on the use of HGFs in oncology, describing their cutting-edge application to patients with lung cancer, Hodgkin's...

Analyzing a key cause of infectious morbidity in immunosuppressed and immunocompromised patients, this source spans the most recent strategies to improve and expedite the diagnosis, identification, and treatment of fungal infections. With authoritative contributions from experienced clinicians in the field, this reference tracks developments...

Recent research and clinical work have demonstrated that the rapid urologic innovation in minimally invasive treatment is creating exciting new horizons in endourology. This sixth volume in the series Recent Advances in Endourology brings that knowledge to a wider audience, focusing on the new concept of endourooncology, which is the...

Emphasizing practical technique over underlying physics, this book discusses the use of PET/CT imaging in lung, lymphoma, esophageal, colorectal, head/neck and melanoma, and tumors of the reproductive system. Each chapter offers a summary of the appropriate staging system, and a full chapter is devoted to the range of normal PET/CT...

This groundbreaking new book follows the tradition of previous books in the Culture of Specialized Cells series—each methods and protocols chapter is laid out...

Residents/trainees and specialists in gastroenterology, oncology, and surgery, as well as GI/cancer nurses and other health professionals will welcome this accessible guide to the diagnosis and clinical management of all forms of GI cancer.  Separate chapters are dedicated to each form of cancer, with each chapter structured in a...

Using the available systematic reviews and Standard Options Recommendations (SORs) which are evidence-based treatment recommendations, Evidence-based Pediatric Oncology is a ground breaking text on the management of childhood cancers. Covering all tumour types occuring in children and young adults, it provides systematic reviews with...