Cancer Drug Therapy Handbook

Author: Zhou Jianjia
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts (Upper, Middle, and Lower) and an appendix, with over 500,000 words. The Upper Part primarily introduces the characteristics, pharmacological effects, indications, dosage and administration, adverse reactions and precautions, formulations and specifications, and storage methods of antitumor drugs that have been approved or show promising clinical prospects before April 2004. The Middle Part covers clinical treatment plans for tumors, introducing treatment regimens for 18 common malignant tumors such as head and neck cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, etc., including traditional Chinese medicine's understanding of these tumors, syndrome differentiation, and commonly used traditional Chinese medicine preparations. The Upper Part also introduces auxiliary treatment drugs for tumors. The appendix provides updates on new target drugs for tumors and the English abbreviations of drugs used in chemotherapy regimens. This book can serve as a reference for oncology professionals and can also be used by patients and their families.