Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment /

The authors of this monograph provide a detailed update of basic and clinical research of drug delivery in cancer treatment, with special reference to pain relief, nutritional support and treatment with anticancer agents. Pain evaluation, treatment strategy, drug kinetics and bioavailability of opia...

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Main Author: Domellöf, L.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1987.
Series:Monographs (European School of Oncology)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The authors of this monograph provide a detailed update of basic and clinical research of drug delivery in cancer treatment, with special reference to pain relief, nutritional support and treatment with anticancer agents. Pain evaluation, treatment strategy, drug kinetics and bioavailability of opiates are discussed. Nutritional support is reviewed in a chapter describing tumor host metabolism and nutrient delivery in cancer treatment. New trends and developments in cancer chemotherapy complete this highly topical monograph.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 99 pages)
ISBN:9783642730771 (electronic bk.)
3642730779 (electronic bk.)