Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in Pediatric Oncology - Cancer Treatment and Research 1997 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Section I: Understanding the Causes of Tumors of Childhood. 1. Embryonic Development and Pediatric Oncogenesis; D. O. Walterhouse, Joon Won Yoon. 2. Immunodeficiency States and Related Malignancies; K. L. McClain. 3. Familial Cancer Syndromes and Genetic Counseling; G. Tomlinson. Section II: Embryonal Tumors. 4. Molecular Basis of Wilms' Tumor; P. Grundy. 5. Neuroblastoma: Solving a Biologic Puzzle; S. L. Cohn, et al. 6. Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors; E. J. Perlman, C. Kretschmar. 7. Hepatic Malignancies in Childhood and Adolescence; E. C. Douglass. Section III: Sarcomas. 8. Osteosarcoma; J. S. Dome, C. L. Schwartz. 9. The Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors: Ewing Sarcoma and Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of Bone and Soft Tissue; L. Granowetter, D. C. West. 10. Rhabdomyosarcoma: Biology and Therapy; A. S. Pappo, D. N. Shapiro. Section IV: Late Effects of Childhood Cancer. 11. Late Effects of Cancer Therapy; E. R. Morgan, M. Haugen. Index.