Oncology category: 2472 books
One Autumn Day
Surviving Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
At 23 years of age, a shooting pain in the left knee during a morning run can easily be ignored. This was not the case for Fred. Subsequent scans and doctors’ appointments resulted in the shocking diagnosis of osteosarcoma – a rare and deadly bone cancer. Rattled by the prospect of premature...
Thrombin
Physiology and Disease
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2010
In addition to its central role in blood coagulation, it has become increasingly apparent that thrombin and thrombin receptors are involved in many other physiological processes and can contribute to a variety of disease states such as tumor progression and metastasis, inflammation, neurological disorders...
by Abhijit Bandyopadhyay, Tamalika Das, Sabina Yeasmin
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
This brief provides an insight into the present scenario of the role of nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer at an early stage. Currently, lung cancer is the subject of major concern owing to the very high mortality rate throughout the world. Most of the conventional treatment...
by Cancer Support Community
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
An educational booklet and personal planner combination designed to help people learn about cancer treatments and manage the potential physical side effects from treatment, as well as the emotional burden.
Healing
Cancer, Heart Disease, and Depression
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Healing provides readers with the power to utilize the mind’s ability to create physiological changes in their bodies in combination with western medicine to reverse life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, depression, diabetes, AIDS, and more. This book includes numerous transforming...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Cancer cachexia is a complex syndrome characterized by diminished nutrient intake and progressive tissue depletion manifest clinically as anorexia and weight loss. This review examines the basic research that has addressed the fundamental derangements in host intermediary protein metabolism and evaluates...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
The tumor environment is a dynamic network that includes cancer cells, immune cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, extracellular matrix, cytokines and receptors. The aim of this book is to summarize the role of these components, especially immune cells, in tumor suppression and/or progression and...
Metallopharmaceuticals I
DNA Interactions
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Each volume provides the reader, whether engaged in chemistry, biochemistry, biology or molecular medicine, with a comprehensive summary and critical overview of a topic of great current interest written by leading international experts.
Thriver Soup
A Feast for Living Consciously During the Cancer Journey
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2016
Cancer patients seeking to integrate meaningful spirituality with practical healing solutions can now feast on a comprehensive blend of self-care options. This book provides a variety of holistic strategies for cushioning chemotherapy and softening surgery while empowering readers to grow in consciousness....
Interstitial Prostate Brachytherapy
LDR-PDR-HDR
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Prostate brachytherapy has been the subject of heated debate among surgeons and the proponents of the various brachytherapy methods. This very first interdisciplinary book on the subject provides a comprehensive overview of innovations in low dose rate (LDR), high dose rate (HDR), and pulsed dose...
Living with Cancer
A Step-by-Step Guide for Coping Medically and Emotionally with a Serious Diagnosis
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
The prospect of entering treatment is overwhelming for anyone facing a diagnosis of cancer. While patients have access to a vast amount of medical information online, this advice is often unreliable or confusing. In Living with Cancer, Drs. Vicki A. Jackson and David P. Ryan have crafted the first...
Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope
A Guide for Patients, Families, and Health Care Providers, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
by Cancer Support Community
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
A publication for young adults diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). This eBook includes information on diagnosis, treatment options, potential side effects and management of those side effects, coping with an ALL diagnosis and resources for support.
Renal and Adrenal Tumors
Pathology, Radiology, Ultrasonography, Magnetic Resonance (MRI), Therapy, Immunology
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
After the positive response which followed the first edition of this book 6 years ago, the editors were encouraged to prepare a completely reworked second edition that includes the modern advances in this field. There has been a complete change of diagnostic procedure in the detection of renal tumors,...