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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782137603321

Titolo

Pharmacogenetics of breast cancer : towards the individualization of therapy / / edited by Brian Leyland-Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : CRC Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

0-429-52568-0

0-429-13772-9

1-281-73192-7

9786611731922

1-4200-5294-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Translational medicine series ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

Leyland-JonesBrian

Disciplina

616.99449061

Soggetti

Breast - Cancer - Genetic aspects

Breast - Cancer - Chemotherapy

Pharmacogenetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Index; Back Cover;

Sommario/riassunto

Pharmacogenetics is becoming increasingly relevant in the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of cancer patients. A major problem facing oncologists is the outstanding varied efficacy of treatment. Promising advances in pharmacogenetics have allowed the development of effective agents which will enable personalized cancer chemotherapy to become rout.