This Comprehensive Reference Is Designed For The Generalist Nurse Administering Cancer Therapy In Non-Oncology Settings Such As Medical And Surgical Floors. Major Topics Include Chemotherapy, Biotherapy, Moleculary Targeted Therapies, Transplants, Therapy In The Non-Malignant Condition, A Brief Overview Of Drugs, Safe Administration, And Competency Issues And Resources. There Is No Other Reference Currently Available That Specifically Covers All Of The Cancer Therapies In One Resource And Provides Information On Nursing Management.

Until recently, hormonal treatments have been used infrequently for a narrow range of ailments. Now Dr. Edward Klaiber, a leading researcher in the burgeoning held of psychoneuroendocrinology, offers clear scientific information that individualized hormone therapy can help relieve depression, memory loss, difficulty in making decisions, and a decreased libido.

Hormones and the Mind is packed with the latest research on brain chemistry and practical guidelines that tell you what you need to know before seeing a doctor.

Hormones and the Mind:

• Explains how the female's unique body chemistry makes her vulnerable to mood disorders.
• Introduces the idea of hormone therapy for mood swings, depression, anxiety, cognitive impairments, memory lapses, Alzheimer's, and sexual disinterest.
• Debunks the myths of hormone therapy and proves that it is much more effective than people think.
• Presents actual case studies to help illustrate the power of individualized hormone therapy.

Written in an authoritative and accessible style, here is convincing new evidence that hormone therapy offers an effective solution for a range of troubling symptoms, and the promise for many women of a more productive and joyous life.

Mechanism Of Cisplatin Resistance & Its Circumvention

Calcium D-glucarate, now available as a supplement, has been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of various cancers by eliminating toxins from the body. State-of-the-art research confirms the potential of this nutrient as a major tool in cancer risk reduction.

This revised and updated second edition of Handbook of Hematologic Malignancies continues to be an essential and "go-to" resource for the busy hematologist, hematologic oncologist, hematopathologist, oncology advanced practice provider, oncology nurse, and trainee. Concisely organized, each chapter provides the most current, need-to-know points of diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutic management, and clinical trial opportunities for each hematological malignancy. Chapters are complete with richly illustrated figures to highlight the hematopathologic characteristics of diseases in addition to helpful tables on differential diagnosis, prognostic scoring systems, molecular profiles, and therapeutic options. A new case-based chapter concludes the handbook with clinical cases designed to test a clinician's knowledge of pathologic diagnosis and clinical presentation of diseases covered in the book. With over twenty new FDA-approved indications since publication of the first edition, including breakthroughs with CAR-T therapy, and other evidence-based treatment options for patients with hematologic disease, this book serves as quick reference to practice changing information on challenging diagnostic dilemmas, frontline and refractory treatment scenarios, and more.The subspecialty field of hematologic oncology is ever-changing and expanding with available treatment options and this second edition keeps the busy clinician abreast of recent findings and their impact on evidence-based treatment and management. Written by experienced clinicians at the world-renowned Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, as well as contributions from leading academicians, hematologists, and oncologists throughout the country, this unique handbook is packed with authoritative knowledge and clinical insight into all known hematologic cancers. Key Features: Includes seven new chapters covering CAR-T and novel therapeutic options including CD19 CAR-T therapy, novel cellular therapies, cytokine release syndrome, cancer associated thrombosis, and more Comprises compact and updated disease-site chapters describing new standards of care and management considerations in bullet point format with key references Highlights important diagnostic tools that assist with conducting key differential diagnoses and unveiling answers to diagnostic dilemmas Provides updates of potential practice-changing clinical trials and paradigm shifting treatment considerations in each disease-based chapter Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers

Precision medicine is a rapidly-evolving field in the management of cancer. The use of novel molecular or genetic signatures in local-regional management is still in its infancy. Precision Radiation Oncology demystifies this state-of-the-art research and technology. By describing current existing clinical and pathologic features, and focusing on the ability to improve outcomes in cancer using radiation therapy, this book discusses incorporating novel genomic- or biology-based biomarkers in the treatment of patients moving radiation oncology into precision/personalized medicine. Precision Radiation Oncology provides readers with an overview of the new developments of precision medicine in radiation oncology, further advancing the integration of new research findings into individualized radiation therapy and its clinical applications.