Giuseppe Maria Ettorre Editor 2023 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rising disease. The etiology of this tumor depends on its geographical distribution, and in most cases it is strictly related to diseased parenchyma, with fewer tumors growing on normal liver. As a young student, I remember when anti-viral therapies were being studied as a potential […]
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Iago Dillion Lima Cavalcanti 2022 Schedule Consideration in Cancer Treatment There are several types of cancer treatment modalities, such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy, in which the choice of the best therapeutic option will depend on several factors such as type of tumor, stage of cancer, age, and clinical conditions of the […]
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Murat Beyzadeoglu • Gokhan Ozyigit Cüneyt Ebruli 2022 It is with great pleasure that we introduce the second edition of basic radiation oncology. The aim of writing Basic Radiation Oncology was to provide a structured overview of the theory and practice of radiation oncology, including the principles of radiation physics, radiation biology, and clinical radiation […]
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Uta Schmidt-Straßburger Editor 2022 Education, Clinical Research and Global Cancer Care Dear Reader, when planning a meeting 2 years ago, a possible pandemic never even crossed my mind even though I was aware of the possibility, having read The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett almost 25 years ago and having had to cancel the attendance […]
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CLAUDIO SORINO DAVID FELLER-KOPMAN GIAMPIETRO MARCHETTI 2022 It was June 2015 when a group of doctors from the Spedali Civili of Brescia, Italy, created the first social network dedicated to the study of pleural diseases, called Pleural-HUB. In a short time, it has become a virtual place to share curiosities about the pleura, discuss the […]
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Peter Vaupel Editor 2022 From Research to Clinical Settings Water-filtered infrared A irradiation (wIRA) is a special application of infrared A irradiation. Its preferential induction of thermal, but also nonthermal, effects which have a high tissue penetration and low heat load to the skin surface makes wIRA a promising therapeutic method. Since its introduction in […]
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Pamela M. Marcus 2022 Cancer screening is a prominent strategy in cancer control, yet the ability to correctly interpret cancer screening data seems to elude many researchers, clinicians, and policy makers. My initial attempt to address that problem was to develop a short course on the assessment of cancer screening that focused on methodology and […]
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Humaid O. Al-Shamsi Ibrahim H. Abu-Gheida Faryal Iqbal Aydah Al-Awadhi Editors 2022 The Arab world was at the crossroads of the ancient trade routes and continues to be a central meeting point for civilizations due to its unique positioning and geography. This has contributed to its large cultural and population diversity and a distinctive admixture […]
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Issam El Naqa • Martin J. Murphy Editors 2022 This is a revised and expanded edition of the original machine learning book in radiation oncology. The current expanded edition will provide a comprehensive overview of machine and deep learning and their role not only in radiation oncology and medical physics but also in the inter-related […]
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M. Asunción Acosta · Miguel A. Cuesta · Marcos Bruna Editors 2021 Since the first interventions of laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the early 1990 our interest has been the implementation of minimally invasive procedures in all Upper Gastrointestinal (Upper GI) pathology, benign and malignant. Surgeons continually strive to provide the best care possible for their […]
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