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New Directions in Cancer Treatment

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Ian Magrath

    1. National Cancer Institute, Lymphoma Biology Section, Pediatric Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

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Part of the book series: UICC International Union Against Cancer (UICCI)

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Table of contents (56 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. New Directions in Cancer Treatment: An Overview

    1. New Directions in Cancer Treatment: An Overview

      • I. T. Magrath
      Pages 1-27

  3. Physical Approaches to Therapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. New Approaches in Radiation Therapy

      • T. J. Kinsella
      Pages 31-52

    3. Radiotherapy Treatment Planning: Past, Present, and Future

      • A. S. Lichter, B. A. Fraass, D. L. McShan, R. F. Diaz, R. K. TenHaken, C. Perez-Tamayo et al.
      Pages 53-84

    4. Hyperthermia as Cancer Therapy: Current Status and Future Prospects

      • H. I. Robins
      Pages 85-92

    5. Photodynamic Therapy

      • T. F. DeLaney
      Pages 93-116

  4. Chemotherapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. Very High Dose Therapy in Lymphomas and Solid Tumors

      • T. Philip, R. Pinkerton
      Pages 119-142

    3. Allogeneic Marrow Transplantation for Malignancy—Current Problems and Prospects for Improvement

      • F. R. Appelbaum
      Pages 143-165

    4. Regional Therapies

      • A. Surbone, C. E. Myers
      Pages 166-190

    5. Drug Resistance in Cancer

      • S. P. Ivy, R. F. Ozols, K. H. Cowan
      Pages 191-215

    6. Multidrug Resistance in Tissue Culture and Human Tissues

      • A. Fojo
      Pages 216-226

    7. Development of New Chemotherapeutic Agents

      • V. Narayanan
      Pages 227-242

    8. New Drug Trials

      • G. Sarosy, L. Rubinstein, B. Leyland-Jones
      Pages 243-258

    9. Drug Delivery to Brain Tumors

      • N. H. Greig
      Pages 259-277

  5. Biological Approaches to Therapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279
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    2. The Evaluation of Biological Response Modifiers for Cancer Therapy

      • R. B. Herberman
      Pages 281-296

    3. Biologic Response Modifiers in Cancer Therapy

      • J. W. Clark, D. L. Longo
      Pages 297-316

    4. The Potential Value of Radiolabelled Monoclonal Antibodies in Cancer Therapy

      • A. M. Keenan, S. M. Larson
      Pages 317-324
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About this book

During the last few decades, there has been a tremendous improvement in the treatment of cancer. There is evidence that this trend is continuing, based on the achievements re­ sulting from the combined efforts of clinicians and basic re­ search workers. This book is an example of such interaction and collaboration. It was prepared by authors representing both areas of work. Most of the work reported in this book is not merely theoretical, but has been experimentally successfully tested and sometimes applied clinically. This work has, however, not yet been generalized and practiced on a wide scale. Some of the results reported here relate to new aspects and open new horizons for future progress. This book will be of great value for both clinicians and basic research workers. VICC Treatment and Rehabilitation Programme ISMAIL ELSEBAI Chairman Preface The three main approaches to the treatment of cancer are surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Today, all malignant neoplasms are managed by one or more of these modalities, with varying success rates depending on the type of tumor, its degree of spread, and the knowl­ edge and skill with which the treatment plan has been designed and executed. In the United States of America and in Europe, approximate­ ly half of all cancer is presently curable, but this has been the case for approximately 20 years.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Cancer Institute, Lymphoma Biology Section, Pediatric Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

    Ian Magrath

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Directions in Cancer Treatment

  • Editors: Ian Magrath

  • Series Title: UICC International Union Against Cancer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83405-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-19063-9Published: 16 March 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-83405-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 631

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Oncology, Radiotherapy

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