Pathobiology of Cancer Regimen-Related Toxicities /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Sonis, Stephen T. (Editor ), Keefe, Dorothy M. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface.-Epidemiology and outcomes of regimen-related toxicities
  • The biological basis for differences in normal tissue response to radiation therapy and strategies to establish predictive assays for individual complication risk
  • The bystander effect: Ionizing radiation-induced non-targeted effects: Evidence, mechanism and significance
  • The role of genes on the metabolism of chemotherapeutic agents and their impact on toxicity.-  Animal models of regimen-related toxicities
  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Mucositis
  • Dermatitis and Alopecia.-  Fibrosis.-  Myelosuppression
  • Neuropathy
  • Fatigue
  • Xerostomia
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Conclusions and therapeutic opportunities
  • Index.