Principles of molecular diagnostics and personalized cancer medicine / / editors, Dongfeng Tan, MD, professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, Henry T. Lynch, MD, chairman, preventive medicine and public health, professor of medicine, director, Creighton Hereditary Cancer Center, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789157203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : Wolters Kluwer Health / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013; Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer Health / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2013]; �2013
• ISBN: 1-4698-2064-1; 1-4698-7475-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiii, 968 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 616.99/4
• Soggetti: Cancer - Molecular diagnosis; Cancer - Treatment
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: section I. Introduction of cancer biology and cancer genetics -- section II. Molecular techniques -- section III. Molecular tests and cancer management -- section IV. Molecular diagnostics of common malignancies -- section V. Molecular basis of cancer therapeutics -- section VI. Personalized medicine and targeted therapy of cancer -- section VII. Future of molecular diagnostics and personalized cancer medicine.
• Sommario/riassunto: Principles of Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Cancer Medicine The role of molecular genetics in the treatment of malignancy continues to grow at an astonishing rate. Today's subspecialized multidisciplinary approach to oncology has incorporated advances in targeted molecular therapy, prognosis, risk assessment, and ; prevention-all based at least in part on molecular diagnostics and imaging. Inside this cutting-edge resource, readers will explore broad, comprehensive perspectives on the current trends in molecular diagnosis of cancer and personalized cancer medicine. Authoritative discuss