Forthcoming Oncology Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Nanomedicine and Cancer Therapies

   Edited by Mathew Sebastian, Neethu Ninan

   Series: Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

   This book presents a wealth of information and research about the most potent cancer healing therapies, focusing particularly how nanomedicine, holistic medicine, and other cancer therapies play important roles in treating cancer. Nanotechnology has the power to radically change the way cancer is...

   To Be Published June 30th 2012 by Apple Academic Press
2. Biosensors and Cancer

   Edited by Victor R. Preedy, Vinood Patel

   Understanding the importance and application of biosensors is complicated by the diverse range of methods and application and some existing text is somewhat technical in nature with little consideration to the novice. This book disseminates information on biosensors in a readable way by having...

   To Be Published July 14th 2012 by Science Publishers
3. Chemotherapy Induced Neuropathic Pain

   Edited by Robert B. Raffa, Richard Langford, Joseph V. Pergolizzi, Jr., Frank Porreca, Ronald J. Tallarida

   There have been tremendous recent advances in the pharmacotherapy, dose regimens, and combinations used to treat cancer and for the treatment or prevention of the spread of disease. As a direct result of these advances, there are an increasing number of cancer survivors, although research dealing...

   To Be Published August 7th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Risky Genes

   Genetics, Breast Cancer, and Jewish Identity

   By Jessica Mozersky

   Series: Genetics and Society

   Ashkenazi Jews have the highest known population risk of carrying specific mutations in the high-risk breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. So what does it mean to be told you have an increased risk of genetic breast cancer because you are of Ashkenazi Jewish origin? In a time of ever-increasing...

   To Be Published August 19th 2012 by Routledge
5. Proton and Carbon Ion Therapy

   Edited by C-M Charlie Ma, Tony Lomax

   Series: Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

   A comprehensive and practical guide to proton and carbon ion therapy in modem cancer treatment, this volume offers the most up-to-date, complete coverage with expert insight into the advantages and disadvantages of hadron therapy compared with more conventional therapies. The scope of coverage...

   To Be Published September 26th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Comprehensive Brachytherapy

   Physical and Clinical Aspects

   Edited by Jack Venselaar, Dimos Baltas, Ali Soleimani-Meigooni, Peter J. Hoskin

   Series: Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

   Brachytherapy delivers a highly localized dose to a target region using radionuclides implanted in or very near to the tumor. This book provides a complete overview of the field and covers related delivery modalities such as electronic brachytherapy. Along with exploring new clinical protocols, it...

   To Be Published November 7th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
7. Image Processing in Radiation Therapy

   Edited by Kristy Kay Brock

   Series: Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

   This book provides complete descriptions of the techniques involved in medical image processing, using sufficient descriptions and practical references. Chapters cover topics of deformable registration, segmentation, image reconstruction, and integration of these practices into the radiation...

   To Be Published November 30th 2012 by CRC Press
8. Physics of Thermal Therapy

   Fundamentals and Clinical Applications

   Edited by Eduardo Moros

   Series: Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

   Focusing on applications in cancer treatment, this book covers basic principles, practical aspects, and clinical applications of thermal therapy. An overview of the fundamentals shows how use of controlled heat in medicine and biology involves electromagnetics, acoustics, thermodynamics, heat...

   To Be Published December 2nd 2012 by Taylor & Francis
9. Handbook of Therapeutic Biomarkers in Cancer

   Edited by Sherry X. Yang, Janet E. Dancey

   This book provides an in-depth description of the biomarkers across a broad area of cancer research and oncology with a wealth of information to specific therapies by a team of internationally recognized experts. The focus of each chapter is on a class of targeted and chemotherapy agents,...

   To Be Published December 30th 2012 by Pan Stanford Publishing
10. Monte Carlo Techniques in Radiation Therapy

    Edited by Joao Seco, Frank Verhaegen

    Series: Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

    To Be Published February 14th 2013 by Taylor & Francis