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Molecular Determinants of Head and Neck Cancer
. Ed(S): Burtness, Barbara; Golemis, Erica A.
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Paperback. This book will benefit researchers interested in better understanding the biology of squamous cell cancers of the head and neck (SCCHN), with the goals of designing therapies, identifying risk factors and investigating the molecular basis of the disease. Editor(s): Burtness, Barbara; Golemis, Erica A. Series: Current Cancer Research. Num Pages: 371 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 569.
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 decades, ... 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 decades, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
Series
Current Cancer Research
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493944897
SKU
V9781493944897
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About . Ed(S): Burtness, Barbara; Golemis, Erica A.
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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