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Published:
May 09, 2013
Editor(s):
Ruben R. Gonzalez-Perez; Bo R. Rueda
The emphasis of this book is on mechanisms/pathways regulating the expression and actions of classical and novel tumor angiogenesis regulators, their underlying biology as well as anti-angiogenic drugs currently in use to fight different cancers. This book provides an insight on how factors such as 
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Published:
May 02, 2013
Author(s):
Sin-Ho Jung
In cancer research, a traditional phase II trial is designed as a single-arm trial that compares the experimental therapy to a historical control. This simple trial design has led to several adverse issues, including increased false positivity of phase II trial results and negative phase III trials 
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April 25, 2013
Author(s):
Tariq I. Mughal
Chronic myeloid leukemia is a clonal disease that results from an acquired genetic change in a single pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell. Efforts to confront this disease have been assisted by advances in cellular and molecular biology and the speed at which these findings have transformed the 
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Published:
April 09, 2013
Author(s):
Arthur J. Olch
By becoming knowledgeable about optimal treatment methods designed specifically for childhood cancers, members of a radiotherapy team can help improve both pediatric cancer survival statistics and patients’ quality of life. Pediatric Radiotherapy Planning and Treatment is the first single, focused 
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Published:
March 25, 2013
Editor(s):
Joao Seco; Frank Verhaegen
Modern cancer treatment relies on Monte Carlo simulations to help radiotherapists and clinical physicists better understand and compute radiation dose from imaging devices as well as exploit four-dimensional imaging data. With Monte Carlo-based treatment planning tools now available from commercial 
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Published:
March 01, 2013
Editor(s):
Thomas Dittmar; Kurt S. Zänker
This book summarizes the latest findings about the role of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in cancer biology and how this knowledge could be used for novel anticancer therapies. It provides an overview of CSCs in selected malignancies with particular emphasis on hematopoietic neoplasias. It then reviews 
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Published:
February 22, 2013
Editor(s):
César López-Camarillo; Laurence A. Marchat
MicroRNA (miRNA) biology is a cutting-edge topic in basic as well as biomedical research. This is a specialized book focusing on the current understanding of the role of miRNAs in the development, progression, invasion and metastasis of diverse types of cancer. It also reviews their potential for 
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Published:
January 22, 2013
Editor(s):
Srinivasan Madhusudan; David M. Wilson III
DNA repair is a rapidly advancing field in biology. DNA repair systems represent a major defense mechanism against environmental and intracellular damaging agents, such as sunlight, ionizing radiation, and reactive oxygen species. With contributions from eminent researchers, this book explores the 
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Published:
January 08, 2013
Editor(s):
Sang Hyun Cho; Sunil Krishnan
Rapid advances in nanotechnology have enabled the fabrication of nanoparticles from various materials with different shapes, sizes, and properties, and efforts are ongoing to exploit these materials for practical clinical applications. Nanotechnology is particularly relevant in the field of 
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Published:
January 03, 2013
Editor(s):
John R Benson; Gerald P.H. Gui; Todd M Tuttle
Although the mortality rates of breast cancer are falling—testimony to the success of interventional strategies in the form of screening and adjuvant systemic therapies—incidence of the disease is rising worldwide. This thoroughly revised third edition discusses the principles and practice of 
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