
Principles of Tumors
A Translational Approach to Foundations
Description
Key Features
- Presents content that has been totally updated with the most recent developments of the field, including new chapters on tumor imaging exams, new surgical techniques, immunotherapy, gene therapy, and several novel therapies using natural and synthetic compounds
- Presents translational approaches for every topic to improve conceptual insights for new research projects
- Covers a broad range of subjects, making it easier for the reader to understand related fields
- Includes diagrams for complex topics to aid in understanding for non-specialists
Readership
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Theories and definitions of tumors
3. Etio-pathogenesis of tumors
4. Growth of cells, growth factors and oncogenes
5. Hereditary Predispositions to Tumors, Tumor Suppressor Genes, and their Clinico-Genomic Complexities
6. The tumor types: the complexities in the combinations and variabilities of their traits
7. Epidemiology of Tumors
8. Aspects of the prevention of tumors
9. Clinical features of tumors
10. Morphologic assessment of cases of tumors
11. Endoscopic Visualisation and Imaging in Diagnosis and Assessments of cases of Tumors
12. Principles of surgery for tumors
13. Principles of non-surgical therapies
14. Aspects of radiation therapy
15. Specific aspects of cytotoxic and hormonal drug therapies
16. Immunological therapies
17. Gene Therapies not Related to Immunological Therapies
18. Other Therapies
19. Care after primary treatment
20. Costs, ethics and Malpractice LitigationAppendix
1. Principles of normal histology and related cell biology
2. The normal genome
3. Fixed Genomic Events and Possible Mechanisms of their Causation by Etiological Agents
4. Genomic instabilities in Tumor Cells and the Immortality of Tumor Cell Populations
5. Methods in Histologic and Molecular Assessments of Tumors
6. Biomarkers in Epidemiology, Molecular Pathology and Oncology
7. Sub-lethal injuries and deaths of cells and tissues
8. Pretarget, Target and Recovery Defences of Cells Against Carcinogens and Cytotoxic Agents
9. Developing New Therapies
Product details
- No. of pages: 686
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2019
- Published: November 1, 2019
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128169209
- eBook ISBN: 9780128173299