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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957468103321

Titolo

Brain cancer, tumor targeting, and cervical cancer / / Elena K. Salvatti, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-61209-481-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Collana

Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments

Altri autori (Persone)

SalvattiElena K

Disciplina

616.99/481

Soggetti

Brain - Cancer - Chemotherapy

Cervix uteri - 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Targeting strategies in photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment / Hamanou Benachour ... [et al.] -- Emerging targets and novel nanotechnology-based strategies : changing the treatment paradigm in oncology / Vera Moura ... [et al.] -- Laparoscopy and robotics in cervical cancer treatment : current insights, novel approaches, and future perspectives in the new era of gynecological surgery / Andrea Tinelli ... [et al.] -- Malignant glioma : challenges, advances, and perspectives for treatment / A. Nimer Amr ... [et al.] -- Surgical treatment of invasive cervical cancer / Sabas Carlos Vieira ... [et al.] -- Recent advances in glioma gene therapy / Jose Segovia, Adolfo Lopez-Ornelas -- Congenital tumors of the central nervous system / Melinda Czeh, Angela M. Kaindl -- Management of recurrent cervical carcinoma / C. Iavazzo, G. Vorgias -- Real-time tumor targeting in external beam radiotherapy / Marco Riboldi ... [et al.] -- Review of tumours of the paranasal sinuses based on 14 cases / Alaitz Santamaría Carro ... [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

Gathers research from across the globe in the study of brain cancer, cervical cancer and tumour targeting. This book discusses topics such as emerging targets in cancer therapy and novel nanotechnology-based therapeutic strategies that have been changing the paradigm in cancer treatment, and laparascopy and robotics in cervical cancer treatment.