Pharmacogenetics of Breast Cancer : Towards the Individualization of Therapy Hardback
Edited by Brian Leyland-Jones
Part of the Translational Medicine series
Hardback
Description
Pharmacogenetics is becoming increasingly relevant in the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of cancer patients.
A major problem facing oncologists is the outstanding varied efficacy of treatment.
Promising advances in pharmacogenetics have allowed the development of effective agents which will enable personalized cancer chemotherapy to become routine for the clinical practice.
Written by experts in the field and combining information that is unable to be found in a single source volume, Pharmacogenetics of Breast Cancer: combines a complete overview of pharmacogenetics and how it relates to breast oncology for diagnosis, treatment, and the recovery of patients using an individualized therapy modelis the first single source reference demonstrating the application of pharmacogenetics in the care of breast cancer patientsenables physicians a coherent interpretation of the emerging science of pharmacogenetics, aiding them to incorporate individual therapies in their own practicegives practical guidance on various forms of specimen collection, tissue selection, and handling procedures
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:350 pages, 13 Tables, black and white; 14 Halftones, black and white; 50 Illustrations, black and wh
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:19/05/2008
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- ISBN:9781420052930
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:350 pages, 13 Tables, black and white; 14 Halftones, black and white; 50 Illustrations, black and wh
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:19/05/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9781420052930
