Emesis in Anti-Cancer Therapy: Mechanisms and Treatment

by G.J. Sanger and Paul L.R. Andrews

This book aims to provide a synthesis of current information on the mechanisms and treatment of two of the most common side effects of anti-cancer therapy - nausea and vomiting. In the past three years, considerable progress has been made towards understanding the neuropharmacology of emesis induced by anti-cancer therapy. The novel class of 5HT3-receptor antagonist anti-emetics are therefore considered in a physiological and clinical context.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412372509
• ISBN13: 9780412372506
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher