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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455428803321

Titolo

AIDS-related cancers and their treatment / / edited by Ellen G. Feigal, Alexandra M. Levine, Robert J. Biggar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Marcel Dekker, Inc., , 2000

ISBN

0-429-07458-1

1-280-21599-2

9786610215997

0-203-90964-X

0-8247-4680-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 p.)

Collana

Basic and clinical oncology ; ; 21

Altri autori (Persone)

FeigalEllen G. <1954->

LevineAlexandra M. <1945->

BiggarRobert J

Disciplina

616.994

Soggetti

Cancer

AIDS (Disease) - Complications

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Robert J. Biggar HIV Infection, Immunity, and Cancer, Robert J. Biggar Epidemiology of Malignancies in HIV/AIDS, Robert J. Biggar Diagnosis and Treatment of AIDS-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma, Susan E. Krown Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the Patient with AIDS, Alexandra M. Levine Anal Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in HIV-Positive Men and Women, Joel Palefsky The Management of Cervical Neoplasia in HIV-Infected Women, Mitchell Maiman Cytokines, Viruses, Angiogenesis: New Therapies for Kaposi's Sarcoma, Steven A. Miles Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Future Targets for Prevention and Therapy, David T. Scadden HPV-Related Neoplasia in HIV Infection: Proposed Mechanisms for Development of Malignancy, Cathy W. Critchlow and Nancy B. Kiviat Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in the HIV-Infected Patient, Emanuela Vaccher and Umberto Tirelli Pediatric Malignancies, Brigitta U. Mueller and Philip A. Pizzo Attenuation of Chemotherapy Side Effects in AIDS-



Associated Malignancies, Alice Reier, Fa-Chyi Lee, and Ronald T. Mitsuyasu Considerations in the Management of HIV Infection in Patients Undergoing Antineoplastic Chemotherapy, Richard F. Little and Robert Yarchoan Management of Opportunistic Infections, Kirk D. Miller and Henry Masur AIDS and Social Context, Mindy Thompson Fullilove An Activist Perspective on the Gay Community Living with HIV, Primary Care, and Clinical Trials, Michael Marco National Cancer Institute Resources for AIDS Oncology Research, Ellen G. Feigal

Sommario/riassunto

Summarizes the etiology, presentation, and treatment of the complex symptoms, infections, and opportunistic cancers of people living with HIV/AIDS. This book presents therapies that strike a balance between controlling and eliminating cancer and minimizing the damage to the immune system. It is for oncologists, immunologists, and others.