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Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis

General Overviews, Head and Neck Cancer and Thyroid Cancer

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Editors:
  1. M. A. Hayat

    1. Dept. Biological Sciences, Kean University, Union, USA

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  • The only book that discusses cancer diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis together in one volume
  • Discusses the molecular processes that lead to the development and proliferation of cancer cells
  • Includes recent major advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy assessment
  • The text is supported throughout with illustrations
  • The information in the book identifies patients with high likelihood of clinical benefits from a specific treatment

Part of the book series: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis (HAYAT, volume 7)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Head and Neck Cancer

    1. Salivary Gland Tumors: Preoperative Tissue Characterization with Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Mapping

      • Takashi Nakamura, Misa Sumi, Marc Van Cauteren
      Pages 255-269

    2. Role of Human Papillomavirus in Tonsillar Cancer

      • Eva Munck-Wikland, Lalle Hammarstedt, Hanna Dahlstrand
      Pages 271-283

    3. Quantitative Reverse Transcription–Polymerase Chain Reaction Based Assessment of the Candidate Biomarkers for Tongue Cancer Metastasis

      • Xiaofeng Zhou, Tianwei Yu, David T. Wong
      Pages 285-302

    4. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Metastasis): Spread Pattern, Prognosis, and Staging

      • Li Li, Li-Zhi Liu
      Pages 303-317

    5. Retinoblastoma: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis

      • Aubin Balmer, Francis Munier, Leonidas Zografos
      Pages 319-336

  2. Thyroid Carcinoma

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 340-340
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    2. Molecular Genetics of Thyroid Cancer

      • Deanne King, Donald Bodenner, Brendan C. Stack Jr.
      Pages 340-352

    3. Thyroid Cancer: Identification of Gene Expression Markers for Diagnosis

      • Obi L. Griffith, Adrienne Melck, Steven J. M. Jones, Sam M. Wiseman
      Pages 353-377

    4. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Use of HBME1 and CK19 as Diagnostic Markers

      • Michel R. Nasr, Sanjay Mukhopadhyay
      Pages 379-385

    5. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Detection of Copy Gain of Platelet Derived Growth Factor B Using Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization in Combination with Laser Capture Microdissection

      • Stephen P. Finn, John J. O’Leary, Orla M. Sheils
      Pages 387-398

    6. PET Imaging in Thyroid Carcinoma

      • H. H. G. Verbeek, T. T. H. Phan, A. H. Brouwers, K. P. Koopmans, T. P. Links
      Pages 399-413

    7. Metastasized Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Detection and Therapy Using Radiolabeled Gastrin Analogs

      • Martin Gotthardt, Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei, Thomas M. Behr, Martin Béhé
      Pages 416-432

    8. Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Prognosis based on Stage of Disease and Age

      • Tracy S. Wang, Julie Ann Sosa, Sanziana A. Roman
      Pages 434-443

    9. Overexpression of the Components of the Plasminogen Activating System as Prognostic Factors in Human Thyroid Carcinoma

      • Enke Baldini, Salvatore Ulisse, Massimino D’Armiento
      Pages 445-458

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 459-476
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About this book

There are more than 100 types of cancers In Part II, head and neck cancer is d- affecting all parts of the human body. cussed. The global number of annual new More than 11 million people are diagnosed cases of this malignancy is ~500,000. These with cancer every year, and it is estimated malignancies include oral squamous cell that there will be 16 million new cases by carcinoma, salivary gland tumors, tons- the year 2020. In 2005, 7. 6 million peo- lar cancer, tongue cancer, nasopharyngeal ple died of cancer, that is, 13% of the 58 carcinoma, and retinoblastoma, which are million deaths worldwide. It is estimated detailed. In Part III, diagnosis, therapy, and that 9 million people will die from can- prognosis of thyroid carcinoma are d- cer worldwide in 2015 and 11. 4 million cussed. The global number of new cases of will die in 2030. More than 70% of all thyroid cancer is ~141,000, and the number cancer deaths occur in low and middle of worldwide thyroid mortalities is ~35,375. income countries. These statistics underlie The number of new cases of this cancer in the fact that cancer is the deadliest of all the United States is ~33,550. Molecular human diseases. The enormity of the glo- genetics of thyroid cancer, gene expr- bal healthcare costs as a result of cancer sion markers for diagnosis, papillary t- cannot be overemphasized.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Biological Sciences, Kean University, Union, USA

    M. A. Hayat

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis

  • Book Subtitle: General Overviews, Head and Neck Cancer and Thyroid Cancer

  • Editors: M. A. Hayat

  • Series Title: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3186-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-3185-3Published: 05 January 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3139-4Published: 01 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-3186-0Published: 07 April 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLVIII, 476

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 37 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cancer Research, Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Nursing, Radiotherapy

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