Chapter 081 Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 7) docx
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 7) docx
... described in Chapter 80, successful tumors have
activated biochemical pathways that lead to uncontrolled proliferation through the
Chapter 081. Principles of
Cancer Treatment
(Part 7)
Karnofsky ... providing a basis for patients to make sensible
choices.
Cancer Drugs: Overview and Principles for Use
Cancer drug treatments are of four broad types. Conventional...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 1) docx
... benefit. One of the challenges of cancer
treatment is to use the various treatment modalities alone and together in a fashion
that maximizes the chances for patient benefit.
Cancer treatments ... attention to minimizing the toxicity of
potentially toxic treatments becomes a significant goal. Irrespective of the clinical
scenario, the guiding principle of cancer treatme...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 13) docx
... incidence of anaphylaxis with early
preparations of the drug has led to the practice of administering a test dose of 0.5–
1 unit before the rest of the dose. The most feared complication of bleomycin ...
sarcoma and ovarian cancer.
Bleomycin refers to a mixture of glycopeptides that have the unique feature
of forming complexes with Fe
2+
while also bound to DNA. Oxidation...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 25) docx
... tumor penetration).
Cytokines
Chapter 081. Principles of
Cancer Treatment
(Part 25)
Antibodies
In general, antibodies are not very effective at killing cancer cells. Because
the tumor ... grow very large quantities of high-affinity antibody directed at a tumor
by the hybridoma technique has led to the application of antibodies to the
treatment of cancer.
Ther...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 2) ppsx
... those with pancolonic involvement with ulcerative colitis), the presence of
Chapter 081. Principles of
Cancer Treatment
(Part 2)
Figure 81-1
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Principles of Cancer Surgery
Surgery is used in cancer prevention, diagnosis, staging, treatment (for both
localized and metastatic disease), palliation, and rehabilitation.
Prophylaxis
Cancer ... incisional b...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 3) pps
... information for treatment planning and may determine the extent and nature of
primary cancer treatment.
Treatment
Surgery is the most effective means of treating cancer. Today about 40% of
cancer ... resection of certain tumors that would otherwise not be
possible.
Chapter 081. Principles of
Cancer Treatment
(Part 3)
Staging
As noted in Chap. 77, an i...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 4) pdf
... Chapter 081. Principles of
Cancer Treatment
(Part 4)
Palliation
Surgery is employed in a number of ways for supportive care: insertion of
central venous catheters, control of pleural ... for recurrent pulmonary emboli, stabilization of cancer-
weakened weight-bearing bones, and control of hemorrhage, among others.
Surgical bypass of gastrointestinal, urinary...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 5) ppt
... the target volume is often the cause of
complications to tissues in the transit volume, and the minimum dose in the target
Chapter 081. Principles of
Cancer Treatment
(Part 5)
Although ... include the D
0
of
the tumor (the dose required to deliver an average of one lethal hit to all the cells
in a population), the D
q
of the tumor (the threshold dose—a measure...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 6) ppsx
... dose of therapeutic radiation exists below which the
incidence of second cancers is decreased. High rates of second tumors occur in
people who receive as little as 1000 cGy.
Chapter 081. Principles ... breast cancer, Hodgkin's disease, head and neck cancer,
prostate cancer, and gynecologic cancers. Radiation therapy can also palliate
disease symptoms in a variety of...
Chapter 081. Principles of Cancer Treatment (Part 8) ppt
...
Neuroblastoma
Chapter 081. Principles of
Cancer Treatment
(Part 8)
Principles of Chemotherapy
Medical oncology is the subspecialty of internal medicine that cares for and
designs treatment ... Chemotherapy may be
employed after the failure of these modalities to eradicate a local tumor or as part
of multimodality approaches to offer primary treatment to a cl...