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Radioactive Phosphorus in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Cancer

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  • © 1967

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Authors:
  1. Robert S. Nelson

    1. General Faculty, University of Texas, Houston, USA
      Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, USA

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Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 10)

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Table of contents (2 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. General Principles Involved in the Use of Radioactive Phosphorus (P32) in Cancer Diagnosis and its Employment Outside the Gastrointestinal Tract

    • Robert S. Nelson
    Pages 1-13

  3. Radioactive Phosphorus (P32) in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Cancer

    • Robert S. Nelson
    Pages 14-55

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 57-58
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About this book

The diagnosis of cancer in the inaccessible regions of the gastrointestinal tract is difficult at best. Neoplasia frequently advances insidiously and largely without the patient's knowledge. Ideally, simple survey tests applied periodically to those segments of the population considered most susceptible should be available. For all practical purposes such means of diagnosis are nonexistent. Those who specialize in gastroยญ intestinal cancer must, therefore, do the best they can. The best consists of many means, all good in themselves, but often subject to failure or misinterpretation of results. Any aid which will give even a small amount of positive information to tip the balance for or against the diagnosis of cancer in an obscure situation must be considered of value to the gastroenterologist. The material presented in this volume represents our experience with such an aid over the past eight years. The use of radioactive phosphorus (P3l!) and a miniature Geiger counter to record the differences in beta emission over tumors as compared to normal tissue now appears clinically useful in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal malignancy where the organ is available for such instrumentation. An attempt has been made to present the findings as objectively and as specifically as possible so as to provide maximum assistance to other gastrointestinal oncologists as well as others who have only a general interest in the subject.

Authors and Affiliations

  • General Faculty, University of Texas, Houston, USA

    Robert S. Nelson

  • Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, USA

    Robert S. Nelson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radioactive Phosphorus in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Cancer

  • Authors: Robert S. Nelson

  • Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99926-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin ยท Heidelberg 1967

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-99928-4Published: 26 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-99926-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0080-0015

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 58

  • Topics: Oncology

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