Blood and marrow transplantation long-term management : prevention and complications / / edited by Bipin N. Savani

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910810033703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-118-47334-5; 1-118-47330-2; 1-118-47337-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SavaniBipin N
• Disciplina: 616.02/774
• Soggetti: Hematopoietic stem cells - Transplantation; Bone marrow - Transplantation; Hematopoietic stem cells - Transplantation - Complications; Bone marrow - Transplantation - Complications; Long-term care of the sick
• 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: section 1. Late effects concepts -- section 2. Management -- section 3. Supportive care for long-term survivors after HSCT.
• Sommario/riassunto: Currently more than 100,000 patients undergo blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) annually worldwide, a number which is steadily increasing. Long-term survival after BMT has improved significantly since its inception over 40 years ago, due to improved supportive care and early recognition of long-term complications. With broadening indications, more options for BMT, and improvement in survival, by 2020 there may be up to a million long-term survivors after BMT globally. Higher than average rates of second malignancies and cardiopulmonary, infectious, endocrine, and renal diseases, and bon