Oncology Cancer category: 152 books
The Death of Cancer
After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable--and How We Can Get There
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Cancer touches everybody’s life in one way or another. But most of us know very little about how the disease works, why we treat it the way we do, and the personalities whose dedication got us where we are today. For fifty years, Dr. Vincent T. DeVita Jr. has been one of those key players: he has...
Infectious Causes of Cancer
A Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Over 99% of the world's population is infected with at least one potentially cancer-causing organism. It is vital for nurses and other healthcare professionals to be aware of the extent of infection-associated cancer and of how they can contribute to prevention of such cancers.
Infectious Causes...
by Xu Ze, Xu Jie, Bin Wu
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
This book is the scientific summary of the authors fifty years of experience in tumor surgery and more than twenty years of cancer research results and clinical validation. The book is divided into three sections and fifteen chapters. The first chapter, Pathfinder, starts from the beginning of the...
The By-Your-Side Cancer Guide
Empowered, Proactive, Prepared
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
When you've been diagnosed with cancer, life becomes a roller coaster of overwhelming questions and emotions. How do I understand my insurance? How do I choose a physician? What is the best treatment plan? How do I manage symptoms and side effects?
Then there are the questions that tend to...
The Breakthrough
Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
"Engaging...In Mr. Graeber's hands, the evolution of immuno-oncology is both captivating and heartbreaking. We are immersed in the stories of the brave, desperate patients who try emerging therapies...We can't fail to see ourselves, our friends and our families in these stories." --The Wall...
In My Hands
Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
In IN MY HANDS**, surgical oncologist Dr. Steven Curley shares the empowering lessons he's learned over 25 years from his cancer patients' unique stories of struggle, perseverance, and triumph.**
As Chief of Surgical Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Steven Curley has worked with...
Putting the Good "C" in Cancer Care
Compassion, Connection, Community, and Choices
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
What comes after hearing these three life-changing words: “You have cancer”? How do you keep up with all the appointments and beat the complicated healthcare system, all while preserving the quality of your personal and professional lives?
Every patient deserves considerate navigation...
Cancerland
A Medical Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
An Amazon Best of the Month Book
"For all the insight he offers into the hard science and thorny logistics of studying cancer, Dr. Scadden’s most moving passages consider the effect of the disease on the people who suffer from it and those who care for them." —The Wall Street...
One Renegade Cell
How Cancer Begins
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
Cancer research has reached a major turning point, and no one is better qualified to explain the past two deacades' dramatic leaps forward in understanding this disease than world-renowned molecular biologist Robert Weinberg, director of the Oncology Research Laboratory at the Whitehead Institute...
Medicine Hands
Massage Therapy for People with Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
The field of oncology massage is maturing into a discipline with a deeper and deeper body of knowledge. The 3rd edition of Medicine Hands reflects this maturation. Every chapter contains updated information and insights into massaging people affected by cancer. New chapters have been added to cover...
Brief Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Cancer Patients
Re-Visioning the CBT Paradigm
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Brief Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Cancer Patients is a practical, clinical guide that allows for the integration of techniques from multiple newer CBT models, organized around a clear conceptual foundation and case conceptualization. The book targets those cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in new nursing roles and nurse-led clinics within oncology. This unique handbook is a comprehensive companion for nurses studying and practising at an advanced level in this emerging field.
This text outlines and discusses roles, responsibilities...
by Kenneth Kee
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Immunotherapy has now emerged as the fourth pillar of cancer treatment standing together with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.Immunotherapy is treatment that makes use of a person’s immune system to fight diseases such as cancer.This can be done in a couple of ways:1. Stimulating the own...
by Kenneth Kee
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore men.Smoking (active and passive) contributes to this cancer as does inhalation of asbestos and other toxic chemicals.While the incidence of men smoking has decreased there are alarmingly more women who are smoking.A lung cancer patient of mine recounts...