All ebooks in the collection "Recent Results in Cancer Research" - Springer

Targeted Interference with Signal Transduction Events

B. Groner

Sequencing of the human genome and insights into signaling pathways have contributed to the understanding of cancer etiology and the development of new, improved cancer drugs. DNA mutations of a limited set of genes are responsible for the multiple stages of...

Targeted Therapies in Cancer

Manfred Dietel

From its introduction, oncological chemotherapy has been encumbered by its poor selectivity because most antiproliferative drugs are toxic not only to tumor cells but also to important populations of the body’s non-neoplastic cells. The resultant problems with unwanted...

Prostate Cancer

L.J. Denis , J. Ramon

Prostate cancer treatment dates back almost treatment approaches is examined in the subse- 100years. However, in an era of rapid develop- quent chapters of this volume. ments and innovations in cancer research and Te text addresses the time-honoured h- uro-oncology,...

Cancer Prevention

U. Kapp , H.-J. Senn

This volume contains the main proceedings of the fourth international conference on "Cancer Prevention 2006," which was held during February 16–18, 2006, in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Written by international experts in the field, the book comprises a comprehensive update...

Communication in Cancer Care

F. Stiefel

Communication as the Bridge to Hope and Healing in Cancer Care Cancer is ofen seen as prec ipitating an existen- specifc to patients of all ages, diverse cultures tial crisis; a crisis of spirit and an opportunity and lifestyles. Perhaps two of the most we- for meaning....

Minimally Invasive Tumor Therapies

C. Stroszczynski

In the age of the World Wide Web, informed patients continue to surprise oncologists with detailed questions about popular tumor therapies. Although minimally invasive tumor therapies (MITT) have become daily clinical practice for palliative treatment of liver tumors,...

Tumor Prevention and Genetics III

R. Morant , H.-J. Senn

Rectal Cancer Treatment

M.W. Büchler , R. J. Heald , B. Ulrich , J. Weitz

Rectal cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers world-wide. It is also a paradigm for multimodal management, as the combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy is often necessary to achieve the optimal outcome. Recently, international experts met in...