
Side Effects of Medical Cancer Therapy
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Organised by organ system, it lists the toxicity, side-effects and measures of prevention pertaining to each type of drug used in cancer therapy. The most dangerous side-effects are priority so as to alert the reader to their importance.
Designed for quick reference in the clinical setting this book is primarily aimed at established medical oncologists but will also appeal to junior doctors, trainees, pharmacistsand nurses.
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Eric VanCutsem, MD, PhD , is professor at the University of Leuven and head of the division of Digestive Oncology at the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. He trained at the University of Leuven and spent part of his training in Lausanne, Bristol, San Antonio and Rotterdam. He published more than500 peer-reviewed articles. He is member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine and president of the Belgian Foundation Against. He is/was a committee or board member of several international scientific organizations, including ESMO, ASCO, EORTC, UEG, ESDO, ENETS.
Content
1. Drug Interactions and Pharmacogenetics.- 2. Breast Cancer.- 3. Lung Cancer.- 4. Gastrointestinal Cancer: Selection of Clinically Relevant Drug-Induced Toxicities Encountered in Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment.- 5. Gynecologic Cancer.- 6. Side Effects of Medical Cancer Therapy in Genito-Urinary Malignancies.- 7. Central Nervous System.- 8. Myeloid Malignancies.- 9. Lymphoma.- 10. Multiple Myeloma.- 11. Dermatologic Side Effects of Systemic Targeted Anticancer Therapy.- 12. Immune Check Point Inhibition.- 13. Preservation of Fertility in the Cancer Patient.- 14. Cardiotoxicity.- 15. Bone Marrow Toxicity: Red Blood Cells.- 16. Bone Marrow Toxicity: White Blood Cells.- 17. Toxicity of Bone-Targeted Agents in Malignancy.- 18. State of the Art of Antiemetic Therapy.- 19. Side Effects of Nociceptive Cancer Pain Treatments in Adults.- 20. Totally Implanted Access Ports: Indications and Prevention of Complications.