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Carcinomas of the Head and Neck
Charlotte . Ed(S): Jacobs
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Description for Carcinomas of the Head and Neck
Hardback. Editor(s): Jacobs, Charlotte. Series: Cancer Treatment and Research. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
It was not too many years ago that the role of chemotherapy for head and neck cancer consisted of single-agent methotrexate for selected patients with recurrent disease. In the past decade, multiple new agents, high-dose chemotherapy, combinations, and intra-arterial approaches have been used for the patient with recurrent disease. Wheeler critically assesses the current status of these approaches. When oncologists began testing chemotherapy in the combined modality approach, trials consisted of induction chemotherapy and use of single agents as radiosensitizers. Although a great deal has been learned from these trials, benefit in terms of survival has been marginal. Even more ... Read more
It was not too many years ago that the role of chemotherapy for head and neck cancer consisted of single-agent methotrexate for selected patients with recurrent disease. In the past decade, multiple new agents, high-dose chemotherapy, combinations, and intra-arterial approaches have been used for the patient with recurrent disease. Wheeler critically assesses the current status of these approaches. When oncologists began testing chemotherapy in the combined modality approach, trials consisted of induction chemotherapy and use of single agents as radiosensitizers. Although a great deal has been learned from these trials, benefit in terms of survival has been marginal. Even more ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Cancer Treatment and Research
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792306689
SKU
V9780792306689
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