In "The Art and Politics of Science" a Nobel prize-winning cancer biologist, leader of major scientific institutions and veteran of the American science policy wars reflects on his remarkable career. A year into his graduate studies in literature at Harvard University, Harold Varmus discovered he was drawn instead to medicine and eventually found ...
People facing a new diagnosis of cancer are unsettled by their prognosis and treatment options, and they often seek to integrate complementary modalities into their conventional care plan, hoping to improve their chances of cure and decrease side effects. Many do so without informing their oncologist, for fear of alienating them or not convinced ...
A complete update of a classic reference by specialists at the Mayo Clinic, "Henderson's Orbital Tumors, Fourth Edition" collates the Clinic's fifty years' experience in managing tumors involving the orbit. Drawing on case reports and extensive follow-up data from over 1,700 patients treated at the Clinic, the authors formulate comprehensive ...
The definitive, most comprehensive text on pediatric oncology is now in its thoroughly updated Fifth Edition. A multidisciplinary group of the world's foremost specialists presents state-of-the-art information and guidelines on every aspect of pediatric cancer - from molecular biology and genetics to diagnosis, multimodal therapy, follow-up, and ...
Thoroughly revised and updated for its Second Edition, this volume is a practical guide to the management of the myriad symptoms and quality-of-life issues that occur in patients with cancer - including newly diagnosed patients, patients undergoing treatment, cancer survivors, and patients whose disease is no longer curable. The interdisciplinary ...
Cancer imposes severe physical, psychological, social and spiritual burdens on patients and their families. In this text, the author argues that this suffering should be prevented or treated at diagnosis, during curative therapy, in the event that cancer recurs, or during the final months. To help primary care physicians, internists and ...
The history of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center vividly reveals how cancer treatment in America - and our attitudes toward the disease - have changed since the middle of the twentieth century.One of the preeminent cancer centers in the world, M. D. Anderson is also one of the first medical institutions devoted exclusively to caring for people with ...
For the lay reader wishing to know more about colon cancer, this handbook gives concise information and explanation on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Illustrations.
Many of the cells in our body undergo tightly regulated replication to enable growth to occur, and to ensure that damaged or worn out tissues are replaced. Regulation is mediated via many different mechanisms; it is when these mechanisms fail, and regulation is lost, that cancer can result. Recent advances in molecular cell biology have greatly ...
The need to expand expertise in cancer genetics beyond highly specialized genetics clinics is increasingly being recognized. In response, this practical book provides oncologists, specialist nurses, genetic counsellors, family doctors, and geneticists with comprehensive and easy-to-use guidelines on risk assessment and appropriate management. The ...
This is the first clinical manual to bridge the disciplines of hematology and oncology. This is a Doody's core title! "Hematology-Oncology Therapy" integrates an extensive amount of information (67 chapters) that is critical to both office - and hospital-based clinical practice of hematology and oncology. This comprehensive approach makes the book ...
A multi-authored, clinical work describing the controversies in the management of the difficult problem of ovarian cancer, and offering individual views and recommendations of the experts followed by commentary from the editors. The editors have chosen a panel format as a novel approach to assisting the gynaecologist and oncologist in management.
This volume offers lung cancer sufferers, their caregivers, and those at high risk for lung cancer information about testing, alternative therapies, clinical trials, and staying healthy, as well as a medical overview of the disease.
The clinical applications of human gene therapy have been particularly fruitful in oncology, and in the last few decades there has been explosive growth in understanding of the genetic lesions leading to neoplasia. This volume in the series Cancer: Clinical Science in Practice reviews progress in the basic and clinical science of gene therapy in ...
The greatest need of anyone with cancer is to understand the disease - its diagnosis, treatment options, and the often devastating experience of having cancer. In "Understanding Cancer", Dr. C. Norman Coleman explains how to gather information about treatments and how to interpret that information to make decisions. He helps the person with cancer ...
Praise for "The Cancer Treatment Revolution" - 'A wonderful journey through modern medical science, told with warmth and insight, brought to life through the stories of people confronting cancer. This book will inspire and educate both laymen and caregivers' - Jerome Groopman, M.D., author of "The Measure of Our Days" and "The Anatomy of Hope and ...
From the Preface: 'About every ten years a new book appears on any given medical specialty subject. Naturally, this is not because the entire body of knowledge on that specialty is overhauled every ten years but because the progress made over a decade usually warrants expressing new perspectives on quite a few diseases. Orbital oncology certainly ...
This revised clinical guidebook is an essential resource for the practitioner, allowing quick, authoritative access to the latest and best in multimodality therapies. The topics covered in this volume include screening for early detection of breast cancer, hereditary breast/ovarian cancer genetic syndromes, diagnostic radiology, ultrasonography, ...
Radiofrequency Ablation of Cancer: Current Indications, Techniques and Outcomes discusses the principles and techniques of safe usage of radiofrequency current for the treatment of malignancies. Throughout the text, indications and outcomes data are stressed.Edited and authored by pioneers in the field, the book features extensive discussion of ...
Featuring more than 200 full-color illustrations, this highly practical volume provides detailed guidelines for diagnosing and treating various skin cancers. Particular emphasis is on the more common forms of premalignant and malignant lesions, including actinic keratosis, Bowen disease, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma ...
This "New Edition" offers readers concise, cutting-edge guidance on the treatment of solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. Its practice-oriented format makes it easy to find vital information on epidemiology, differential diagnosis, staging, therapy, and prognosis for the full range of cancers. A team of internationally renowned editors and ...
Cancer Biology provides a clear, concise and authoritative introduction to the biological principles that underlie the causes and treatment of cancer, drawing on the author's extensive research and teaching experience to guide students through this complex subject. The study of cancer encompasses cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, ...
"Treatment Options in Urological Cancer" provides the trainee and practising urologist with an up-to-date consensus of the current management of urological cancer. It does so in a unique way by setting out the opposing arguments in a controversial area of treatment and then providing an expert overview to tease out the key messages. Each type of ...
This definitive, up-to-the-minute reference explores the range of metabolic, nutritional, immunologic, and psychological changes that can occur while treating local, regional, and distant cancer, and examines the influence of these factors on outcomes and recovery. Includes clearly written, concise summaries of oncological therapy emphasizing ...
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