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Molecular Determinants of Head and Neck Cancer (Current Cancer Research)
Barbara Burtness (Ed.)
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Hardcover. Molecular Determinants of Head and Neck Cancer Editor(s): Burtness, Barbara; Golemis, Erica A. Series: Current Cancer Research. Num Pages: 362 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
Squamous cell cancers of the head and neck (SCCHN), also known as head and neck cancers (HNC) encompass malignancies of the oral cavity, larynx, nasopharynx and pharynx, and are diagnosed in over 500,000 patients worldwide each year, accounting for 5% of all malignancies. In the past several years, there have been significant developments in understanding of HNC. It is now recognized that although alcohol and tobacco use has represented the likely predominant cause of SCCHN, the incidence of a second class of SCCHN related to oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is increasing, with a four-fold increase in the past 2 ... Read more
Squamous cell cancers of the head and neck (SCCHN), also known as head and neck cancers (HNC) encompass malignancies of the oral cavity, larynx, nasopharynx and pharynx, and are diagnosed in over 500,000 patients worldwide each year, accounting for 5% of all malignancies. In the past several years, there have been significant developments in understanding of HNC. It is now recognized that although alcohol and tobacco use has represented the likely predominant cause of SCCHN, the incidence of a second class of SCCHN related to oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is increasing, with a four-fold increase in the past 2 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Current Cancer Research
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461488149
SKU
V9781461488149
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About Barbara Burtness (Ed.)
Barbara Burtness, M.D. is Associate Director for Clinical Research at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. She is also a co-leader of the Keystone Program in Head and Neck Cancer. As Chair of the Head and Neck Committee in the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and a member of the NCI Head and Neck Steering Committee, she helps shape the national agenda ... Read more
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