Onkologie - Die Tumorerkrankungen des Menschen: Entstehung, Abwehr und Behandlungsmöglichkeiten
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Main Author: Sedlacek, Hans-Harald 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:German
Published: Berlin De Gruyter 2012
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Online Access:UBY01
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Biographical note: Hans-Harald Sedlacek, Universität Marburg
Main description: Dieses Buch informiert Ärzte und in Heilberufen Tätige in schlagwortartigen Sätzen und zahlreichen übersichtlichen Tabellen über die biochemischen, molekularbiologischen und physiologischen Hintergründe der malignen Tumorerkrankungen. Des Weiterenwerden Risikofaktoren, Ausbreitungswege, diagnostische Verfahren und Therapiemöglichkeiten für die unterschiedlichen Tumorarten umfassend dargestellt
Main description: This book discusses the biochemical, biomolecular, and physiological causes of malignant tumors as well as their risk factors, propagation, diagnostics, and treatment. Written concisely and accompanied by illustrative tables, it gives doctors and other healthcare professionals comprehensive information on:- signal transduction pathways, cell proliferation, the repair of cell damage, and controlled cell death;- the role of activated oncogenes and inactivated tumor suppressor genes in the formation of tumors;- the influence of viruses, environmental toxins, eating, lifestyle, infections, and physical stress;- tumor growth and metastasis;- the role of blood supply in tumors;- the control of tumor growth by the immune system; and- the different approaches to tumor treatment.For each type of tumor, the book describes risk factors, oncogenes, mutated tumor suppressor genes, developmental stages, classifications, diagnostic procedures, and current therapies
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (X, 800 S.)
ISBN:9783110255119
9783110255942
9783119166416
DOI:10.1515/9783110255942

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