Overview
- First book for clinicians on pharmacogenetics of cancer
- Clinical cases aid understanding of how pharmacogenetics can be applied
- Includes section on future potential and applications of pharmacogenetics in cancer
- Sections on the genetics of palliative care and radiotherapy treatment
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Chemotherapy has made a dramatic difference to improved survival in patients with cancer. However, not all patients respond and some experience serious side effects.
"Pharmacogenetics: Making cancer treatment safer and more effective" is an up to date summary of the exciting new field of how genetic testing can tailor more effective prescription in oncology.
It is targeted at oncologists and professionals involved in the treatment of patients with cancer. It provides a core background in genetics and pharmacological principles before providing chapters from acknowledged experts in the field on genetic tests in specific cancer types, including breast, bowel and lung cancer. Clinical cases are used to illustrate the practical application of this knowledge.
Chapters on ethics, health economics and the industry aspects of pharmacogenetics set out the challenges and opportunities afforded by this new science.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pharmacogenetics: Making cancer treatment safer and more effective
Editors: William G. Newman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8618-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8617-4Published: 03 June 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9264-7Published: 13 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-8618-1Published: 20 July 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 186
Topics: Cancer Research, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Human Genetics, Oncology, Biomedicine general