Arjun Sahgal, Edward Chow, Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc
Bone and brain metastasis are of great importance because they can profoundly affect a patient's quality of life and function. Complications of metastasis include pain, neurologic dysfunction and, in cases of bone metastasis, fractures and resulting loss of mobility. In particular for brain metastasis, personality and cognitive changes can affect the patient's performance status which can jeopardise further systemic therapies aimed at prolonging survival. Ultimately, both conditions are very frightening for the cancer patient and their families. This book highlights the importance of...
Bone and brain metastasis are of great importance because they can profoundly affect a patient's quality of life and function. Complications of metast...
An estimated 166,400 new cases of cancer will occur in Canada in 2008. Bone metastases unfortunately remain a common site of recurrence, with breast and prostate cancer patients representing a substantial proportion of this population. Metastatic bone disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pain is experienced by up to two thirds of patients. The prognosis for patients with bone metastases is highly influenced by tumor type, performance status, and the presence of extraosseous disease. The median survival has been significantly longer in breast cancer patients with a...
An estimated 166,400 new cases of cancer will occur in Canada in 2008. Bone metastases unfortunately remain a common site of recurrence, with breast a...
"This textbook, "Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care," represents the full evolution of radiation therapy, and of oncology in general. ( ... ) It] is an acknowledgment that palliative radiotherapy is now a sub-specialty of radiation oncology. This formally makes palliative radiotherapy a priority within patient care, academic research, quality assurance, and medical education." - From the Foreword by Nora Janjan, MD, MPSA, MBA, National Center for Policy Analysis, Dallas, TX, USA
Palliative Medicine is the professional medical practice of prevention and relief of suffering and...
"This textbook, "Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care," represents the full evolution of radiation therapy, and of oncology in general. ( ....
Vassilios Vassiliou, Edward Chow, Dimitrios Kardamakis
The second edition of this book serves both as an introductory and reference book focusing on the field of metastatic bone disease. Featuring contributions from experts in the field, this volume describes the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the formation of bone metastases, presents the newer advances made in the understanding of the clinical picture and symptoms of patients, analyses the role of bone markers in research and clinical practice and deals with all aspects of imaging modalities applied for the detection and evaluation of bone metastases. Moreover, the use of all...
The second edition of this book serves both as an introductory and reference book focusing on the field of metastatic bone disease. Featuring contribu...
