Published December, 2014
By Daniel Johnson
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Cell Death in Biology and Diseases
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In this book, molecular defects in cell death signaling that characterize cancer cells, including dysregulation of cell death due to overexpression/hyperactivation of oncoproteins, as well as the loss of tumor suppressor proteins will be described.

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Published December, 2014
By Frank E. Koehn
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
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With reliable commentary and analysis in a sector often associated with outlandish claims, this volume provides a valuable overview of how natural products could generate new cancer therapeutics as well as mitigating the deleterious effects of chemotherapy.

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Published December, 2014
By Giovanni De Manzoni
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
Series: Updates in Surgery
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The book analyzes all the aspects of staging and treatment, such as modern diagnostic and staging techniques (MRI or PET-CT), endoscopic treatment of early cancer, new minimally invasive and open surgical techniques, and combined treatment.

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Published December, 2014
By Junia V. Melo, J.V. Melo, J. Goldman and J V Melo
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Hematologic Malignancies
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This book contains a series of contributions from internationally renowned academics with special expertise in one or other diseases which collectively are grouped under the heading myeloproliferative disorders. A feature of this book is the speed with which it has been produced - an important factor in this rapidly moving field.

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Published December, 2014
By Shailesh Puntambekar, Miguel A. Cuesta and Miguel Cuesta
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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This book is an update of novel surgical techniques of combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach in minimally invasive management of esophageal carcinoma. This book should be regarded as a landmark for the surgical management of esophageal carcinoma.

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Published December, 2014
By M. Pilar Laguna, Peter Albers, Jerome P. Richie and Carsten Bokemeyer
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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The book covers the complete field of testis cancer including the germ cell tumors and the stromal tumors, from epidemiology to new chemotherapeutic agents and schedules, throughout genetic features, risk factors, risk adapted treatments, role of different types of surgery and special clinical situations.

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Published December, 2014
By Roland E. Kontermann
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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The concept of using bispecific antibodies for cancer therapy by retargeting immune effector cells was developed several years ago.

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Published December, 2014
By Domenico Ribatti
Publisher: Springer
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This book features papers on immunology and pathology and vascular biology and angiogenesis. It highlights scientific milestones in the history of medicine in the course of the past two centuries as well as the contribution of pioneering scientists.

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Published December, 2014
By William G. Newman
Publisher: Springer
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This is an up-to-date summary of the exciting new field of how genetic testing can tailor more effective prescription in oncology. It provides a core background in genetics and pharmacological principles before covering genetic tests in specific cancer types.

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Published December, 2014
By David M Gershenson, Nicholas Reed, John Alan Green, Nadeem Siddiqui and Rachel Connor
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This book is intended as a reference manual that will provide the busy clinician with up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment of uncommon and rare gynecological cancers.

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