Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
Clinical Uses, Efficacy and Side Effects
Seiten
2022
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-68507-972-7 (ISBN)
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-68507-972-7 (ISBN)
According to the Global Cancer Observatory, in 2020 the number of new cases of cancer was 19.3 million people in the whole world, with breast, lung, and colorectal cancer comprising 10-11% each of these figures. In the same year, there were almost 10 million deaths from cancer, with lung cancer being the one leading to more deaths (18%). Unfortunately, these figures are only expected to increase, with an estimated incidence of 30.2 million cases in 2040. Thus, cancer is a worldwide public health priority, with a high socio-economic impact. Chemotherapy stands out among the available cancer treatments. Platinum-based chemotherapy is one of the earliest chemotherapeutics introduced to the clinics and it is still the first-line treatment, used alone or in combination with other anti-neoplastic therapy and/or radiation, for many types of cancer in both adults and children. The book Platinum-Based Chemotherapy: Clinical Uses, Efficacy and Side Effects offers the reader a general overview of this therapy, as well as an update on some of the most relevant issues specific to this therapy.
Kulmira Nurgali, PhD Associate Professor, College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Australia; Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia; Head of the Enteric Neuropathy Laboratory, Centre for Health, Research & Education, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Director, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Program, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science Raquel Abalo Delgado, PhD Full Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Nutrition, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Erscheinungsdatum | 01.12.2022 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 565 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie |
ISBN-10 | 1-68507-972-5 / 1685079725 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-68507-972-7 / 9781685079727 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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