Description
Emerging Concepts in Neuro-Oncology, 2013
Coordinator: Watts Colin
Language: EnglishSubjects for Emerging Concepts in Neuro-Oncology:
Keywords
CNS Malignancies; Clinical Oncology; Neuro-Oncology; Neurosciences
Publication date: 08-2016
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 11-2012
220 p. · 17.8x25.4 cm · Hardback
Description
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Part I Scientific Foundations
1. Classification of Gliomas
Pieter Wesseling
2. Epigenetics and Brain Cancer
Davide Sciuscio and Monika E. Hegi
3. Astrocyte Differentiation from Oligodendrocyte Precursors
Akiko Nishiyama
4. Stem Cells and Brain Cancer
Sara G.M. Piccirillo
Part II Models of Brain Cancer
5. In Vitro Models of Brain Cancer
David J. Ryan and Colin Watts
6. Mouse Models of Glioma Pathogenesis: History and State of the Art
Sebastian Brandner
7. The Application of Novel Ionising Radiation Species for Glioblastoma
Raj Jena
8. Advances in Imaging Brain Cancer
Stephen J. Price and Adam D. Waldman
Part III Emerging Concepts in Clinical Practice
9. Surgical Management of Glial Cancers
Walter Stummer
10. Radiation Oncology in Brain Cancer
Susan C. Short
11. Managing the Elderly Patient
Anthony J. Chalmers and Kathryn Graham
12. Brain Tumour Presentation in Children and Young People
David A. Walker and Sophie Wilne
13. How Can We Improve Clinical Trial Recruitment in Neuro-Oncology?
Sarah Jefferies
The main feature of this book is that it consolidates and elucidates information that is currently scattered
With a focus on translational research, this book is perfectly suited to a field such as neuro-oncology where the scientific basis is undergoing dramatic advances
Each chapter author, a leader in their subspecialty, has been carefully selected by the editor so that the reader is offered material of the highest calibre
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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