Cancer chemoprevention; v.2: Strategies for cancer chemoprevention. (CD-ROM included).RC268 2004-000342 1-58829-077-8 Cancer chemoprevention che·mo·pre·ven·tion n. The use of chemical agents, drugs, or food supplements to prevent disease. chemoprevention ; v.2: Strategies for cancer chemoprevention. (CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). included) Title main entry. Ed. by Gary J. Kelloff et al. (Cancer drug discovery and development) Humana Press Inc., [c]2005 543 p. $195.00 The first volume (1994) is on promising cancer chemopreventive agents; in this second volume, editors Kelloff and Hawk (National Institutes of Health) and Sigman (in private practice) have brought together contributions to provide guidelines for cancer chemopreventive drug development. Of interest to oncologists, pharmactologists, and medicinal chemists, 38 chapters detail general methods and strategies for drug discovery and cover preclinical preclinical /pre·clin·i·cal/ (-klin´i-k'l) before a disease becomes clinically recognizable. pre·clin·i·cal adj. 1. efficacy, characterization of precancers, safety evaluation of clinical cohorts, and clinical trial design. They also address chemopreventive agent for specific cancers, including breast, colorectal, lung, bladder, and esophagus esophagus (ĭsŏf`əgəs), portion of the digestive tube that conducts food from the mouth to the stomach. When food is swallowed it passes from the pharynx into the esophagus, initiating rhythmic contractions (peristalsis) of the , liver, and multiple myeloma multiple myeloma A malignant proliferation of abnormal plasma cells that populate the marrow-containing bones of the body. The affected plasma cells produce myeloma protein, a monoclonal antibody that replaces normal antibodies in the blood, thereby increasing susceptibility , among others. The included CD-ROM contains the book in electronic format. |
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