Radiation therapy for gliomas
Figure 3.1 Sample patient immobilization and field set-up for whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) via opposed lateral fields. (a) Custom headholder with field shape outlined on mask; (b) multileaf collimator outline (dark…
ONCOLOGY
Glioma surgery
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 2 Glioma surgery Kyle G. Halvorson and Allan H. Friedman Précis Definition of terms Extent of resection: estimated volume of remaining tumor tissue present on postoperative…
Chemotherapy for gliomas
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 4 Chemotherapy for gliomas Annick Desjardins and Henry S. Friedman Précis Definition of terms Blood–brain barrier: highly selective permeability barrier that separates the circulating blood from…
Design and statistical analysis of clinical trials for glioma therapy
Figure 8.1 Binomial, normal, and exponential curves. (a) The binomial distribution is the discrete probability distribution for the number of successes in a sequence of n independent success/failure experiments, each…
Health-related quality of life in glioma patients
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 9 Health-related quality of life in glioma patients Katherine B. Peters Précis Definition of terms Health-related quality of life (HRQoL): for patients suffering from a chronic…
Our Current Knowledge
(1) Daytona Beach Shores, FL, USA Beneath it [the cancer cell] there must exist some more intimate element which science would need in order to define the nature of…
Assessing the Enormity of the Problem
(1) Daytona Beach Shores, FL, USA Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth. – Demosthenes The cost of cancer in the United States, in terms of human…
The Cell-Kill Paradigm: Bleak Outcomes
(1) Daytona Beach Shores, FL, USA Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein What has the cell-kill paradigm and its…
An Historical Overview: From Prehistory to WWII
(1) Daytona Beach Shores, FL, USA The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates 2.1 From Prehistory to Ancient Egypt Cancer has afflicted humanity from…
Environmental Carcinogens
(1) Daytona Beach Shores, FL, USA Scientists plan to check toenail clippings from hundreds of people in Garfield, New Jersey, to determine if residents were exposed to a toxic…
