AIDS-Related Cancers and Their Treatment

ISBN-13: 9780824776695 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 429 str.

Ellen G. Feigal; Alexandra M. Levine; Robert J. Biggar

Opis

This book summarizes the etiology, presentation, and treatment of the complex symptoms, infections, and opportunistic cancers of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Presents therapies that strike a balance between controlling and eliminating cancer and minimizing the damage to the immune system.
Illustrates points with clear and easily read figures, tables, and flow charts
Written to survey the magnitude of the impact HIV and AIDS have had on public health and oncology, AIDS-Related Cancers and Their Treatment

identifies types of cancer and gives evidence for their associations with immunosuppression

compares and contrasts AIDS-related cancer with non-HIV malignancies

investigates the pathogenesis of malignancy in HIV/AIDS patients

provides guidelines for recognizing possible symptoms and making accurate diagnoses

supplies algorithms for evaluating and staging patients at presentation

outlines potential problems and obstacles in caring for AIDS-related cancer patients

suggests optimal therapeutic approaches for the care of patients with AIDS and cancer

discusses prognostic factors in response to therapy and survival statistics

describes preliminary experience with emerging therapies and projects new approaches

advises how to enroll patients to participate in clinical trials of new therapies

considers the psychological impact on patients and their need for counseling and support

reviews access-to-care issues in AIDS and the community burden of this epidemic

provides information sources for both AIDS patients and their physicians

and more
With contributions from nearly 25 clinicians and citing more than 1200 references to support and elaborate on text material, AIDS-Related Cancers and Their Treatment is a crucial reference for oncologists, immunologists, infectious disease specialists, hematologists, internists, microbiologists, virologists, epidemiologists, molecular and cell biologists, pathologists, and medical students in these disciplines.

Spis treści

The HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Robert J. Biggar
HIV Infection, Immunity, and Cancer,
Robert J. Biggar
Epidemiology of Malignancies in HIV/AIDS,
Robert J. Biggar
Diagnosis and Treatment of AIDS-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma,
Susan E. Krown
Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the Patient with AIDS, Alexandra M. Levine
Anal Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in HIV-Positive Men and Women,
Joel Palefsky
The Management of Cervical Neoplasia in HIV-Infected Women,
Mitchell Maiman
Cytokines, Viruses, Angiogenesis: New Therapies for Kaposi's Sarcoma, Steven A. Miles
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Future Targets for Prevention and Therapy, David T. Scadden
HPV-Related Neoplasia in HIV Infection: Proposed Mechanisms for Development of Malignancy, Cathy W. Critchlow and Nancy B. Kiviat
Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in the HIV-Infected Patient,
Emanuela Vaccher and Umberto Tirelli
Pediatric Malignancies, Brigitta U. Mueller and Philip A. Pizzo
Attenuation of Chemotherapy Side Effects in AIDS-Associated Malignancies, Alice Reier, Fa-Chyi Lee, and Ronald T. Mitsuyasu
Considerations in the Management of HIV Infection in Patients Undergoing Antineoplastic Chemotherapy,
Richard F. Little and Robert Yarchoan
Management of Opportunistic Infections,
Kirk D. Miller and Henry Masur
AIDS and Social Context, Mindy Thompson Fullilove
An Activist Perspective on the Gay Community Living with HIV, Primary Care, and Clinical Trials, Michael Marco
National Cancer Institute Resources for AIDS Oncology Research,
Ellen G. Feigal

O autorze

Feigal, Ellen G.; Levine, Alexandra M.; Biggar, Robert J.