General methods and overviews, lung carcinoma and prostate carcinoma /
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| Imprint: | [Dordrecht] : Springer, c2008. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xxxvi, 602 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Methods of cancer diagnosis, therapy and prognosis ; v. 2 Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis ; v. 2. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11957683 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: General Methods and Overviews. Metabolic Transformations of Malignant Cells: An Overview / Leslie C. Costello and Renty B. Franklin ; Detection of Recurrent Cancer by Radiological Imaging / S.J. Gwyther ; Tumor Gene Therapy: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Mikko I. Kettunen and Olli H.J. Gröhn ; Assessment of Gene Transfer: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nuclear Medicine Techniques / Annette Altmann and Uwe Haberkorn ; Role of TP53 Mutations in Cancer (An Overview) / Franck Toledo ; Personalized Medicine for Cancer / Sarah J. Welsh and Garth Powis ; Radiation Doses to Patients Using Computed Radiography, Direct Digital Radiography, and Screen-Film Radiography / Gaetano Compagnone ; Cancer Vaccines and Immune Monitoring (An Overview) / Zsuzsanna Tabi and Stephen Man ; New Insights into the Role of Infection, Immunity and Apoptosis in the Genesis of the Cancer Stem Cell / Peter Grandics ; Successful Cancer Treatment: Eradication of Cancer Stem Cells / David Dingli and Jorge M. Pacheco ; Overexposure of Patients to Ionizing Radiation: An Overview / Philip Clewer.
- Part II: Lung Cancer. Lung Carcinoma / M.A. Hayat ; Extra-Pulmonary Small Cell Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis / Rabia K. Shahid, Kamal Haider, Amer Sami, Imran Ahmad, Florence Arnold, Sunil Yadav, Kristie Harding, David Popkin, and Shahid Ahmed ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lung: Automated Segmentation Methods / William F. Sensakovic and Samuel G. Armato III ; Peripheral Lung Lesions: Diagnosis Using Transcutaneous Contrast-Enhanced Sonography / Christian Görg and Angelique Holland ; Small Pulmonary Nodules: Detection Using Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography / Marco Das ; Secondary Primary Cancer Following Chemoradiation for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer / Nagio Takigawa, Yoshihiko Segawa, and Katsuyuki Kiura ; Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Second-Line Treatment with Docetaxel / Cesare Gridelli and Paolo Maione ; Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Brain Metastases: Platinum-Based Chemotherapy / Fabrizio Nelli and Luca Moscetti ; Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: EGFR Gene Mutations and Response to Gefi tinib / Armando Bartolazzi ; Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Acquired Resistance to Gefitinib / Katsuyuki Kiura, Nagio Takigawa, and Yoshihiko Segawa ; Prognostic Significance of [18F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake on Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Pathological Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma / Hiroaki Nomori ; Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Prognosis Using the TNM Staging System / Joachim Pfannschmidt, Heinrich Bulzebruck, and Hendrik Dienemann ; Differentiation Between Malignant and Benign Pleural Effusions: Methylation Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis / Susana Benlloch, José Marcelo Galbis-Caravajal, and Bartomeu Massutí ; Pathological Distinction of Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma from Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Using Immunohistochemistry / Kenzo Hiroshima ; Differentiation Between Pleuropulmonary Desmoid Tumors and Solitary Fibrous Tumors: Role of Histology and Immunohistochemistry / Dani S. Zander and Loren E. Clarke ; Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Brain Metastasis: Role of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutation / Edmond S.K. Ma and Chris L.P. Wong.
- Part III: Prostate Cancer. Prostate Carcinoma / M.A. Hayat ; The Role of Intermediary Metabolism and Molecular Genetics in Prostate Cancer / Renty B. Franklin and Leslie C. Costello ; Array-Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization in Prostate Cancer: Research and Clinical Applications / Franclim R. Ribeiro, Rolf I. Skotheim, Rui Henrique, and Manuel R. Teixeira ; Prostate Cancer: Role of Vav3 Overexpression in Development and Progression / Shan Lu ; Prostate Cancer: Detection and Monitoring Using Mitochondrial Mutations as a Biomarker / Gabriel D. Dakubo, Ryan L. Parr, and John P. Jakupciak ; Prognostic Markers in Prostatic Carcinoma / Sonia L. El-Sharkawy, Naglaa F. Abbas, and Nadia G. EL-Hefnawy ; Prostate Cancer: Detection of Free Tumor-Specific DNA in Blood and Bone Marrow / Heidi Schwarzenbach and Klaus Pantel ; Prostate Carcinoma: Evaluation Using Transrectal Sonography ./ Ahmet T. Turgut and Vikram S. Dogra ; Prostate Cancer: 16[beta]-[18F]Fluoro-5[alpha]-Dihydrotesterone(FDHT) Whole-Body Positron Emission Tomography / Pat Zanzonico ; Effects of Standard Treatments on the Immune Response to Prostate Cancer / Nancy J. Nesslinger, Howard H. Pai, Charles M. Ludgate, and Brad H. Nelson ; Vinorelbine, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer / Samer Kalakish and Frank M. Torti ; Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence after Radiotherapy: Use of Cyclic Androgen Withdrawal Therapy / Juanita Crook.