Pharmacogenetics: Making Cancer Treatment Safer and More Effective

By William G. Newman

Book Overview

List of Contributing Authors Acknowledgments Introduction William G. Newman Chapter 1: Principles of cancer treatment William G. Newman & Fiona H. Blackhall Chapter 2: Clinical pharmacology and anticancer drugs Cristina Rodr?guez-Antona & Julia Kirchheiner Chapter 3: Pharmacogenetics William G. Newman Chapter 4: Pharmacogenetics in the management of breast cancer Sacha J. Howell Chapter 5: Pharmacogenetics in colorectal cancer Roberta Ferraldeschi Chapter 6: Pharmacogenetics in the management of lung cancer Fiona Blackhall Chapter 7: Pharmacogenetics and cancer treatment in children P. Kellie Turner & Gareth J. Veal Chapter 8: Pharmacogenetics in palliative care Andrew A. Somogyi Chapter 9: Genetic predictors of normal tissue response to radiotherapy Catharine M.L. West, Gillian C. Barnett, Alison M. Dunning, Rebecca M. Elliott, Neil G. Burnet Chapter 10: Cancer pharmacogenetics in industry Mireille Cantarini Chapter 11: Ethical issues in pharmacogenetics Tara Clancy Chapter 12: Economics of cancer pharmacogenetics Katherine Payne Chapter 13: Future directions in cancer pharmacogenetics William G. Newman Glossary Subject Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400792646
• ISBN13: 9789400792647
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"