Emerging Developments and Practices in Oncology

✍ Scribed by Issam El Naqa (editor)

• Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 325
• Series: Advances in Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Cancer is a leading cause of death that affects numerous people at every age and their relatives. In recent years, there has been a tremendous advancement in imaging and biotechnology technologies and techniques for aiding in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Emerging Developments and Practices in Oncology provides research on recent advances in oncology aiming to improve early detection and personalized treatment of cancer. While highlighting applied methods of therapy, such as body radiotherapy, chemoradiotherapy, and immunotherapy, readers learn about the transforming approach to oncology in modern medicine and new technologies used to diagnose and treat cancer. This book is an important resource for medical trainees, graduate students, active practitioners, researchers, and clinical scientists seeking current research on oncology trends and applications.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Book Series
Table of Contents
Detailed Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
Chapter 2: Epigenetic Signature in Breast Carcinoma, a Hidden Language to Dictate Against Genomic Insults
Chapter 3: LAS
Chapter 4: Big Data Approaches to Improve Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Outcomes
Chapter 5: Emerging Technologies Serving Cytopathology
Chapter 6: Massive-Training Support Vector Regression With Feature Selection in Application of Computer-Aided Detection of Polyps in CT Colonography
Chapter 7: Radiomics
Chapter 8: Radiation-Induced Lung Injury Imaging
Compilation of References
About the Contributors
Index