Oncology category: 2472 books
Managing Prostate Cancer
A Guide for Living Better
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
The statistics are sobering: over 200,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. With this diagnosis, men are expected to psychologically combat the worry, practical concerns, and the emotional and physical changes during an immensely trying time. How to help? In Managing...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
MicroRNA (miRNA) is a cutting-edge topic in the scientific and medical fields. This is a timely and specialized book focusing on the current understanding of miRNAs and the potential for their application in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic targets. It also provides discussion of the lessons...
Cancer Genomics
Molecular Classification, Prognosis and Response Prediction
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
The combination of molecular biology, engineering and bioinformatics has revolutionized our understanding of cancer revealing a tight correlation of the molecular characteristics of the primary tumor in terms of gene expression, structural alterations of the genome, epigenetics and mutations with ...
Therapeutic Angiogenesis for Vascular Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms and Targeted Clinical Approaches for the Treatment of Angiogenic Disease
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
Angiogenesis is the growth of new blood vessels and is a key process which occurs during pathological disease progression. Excessive and damaging angiogenesis occurs in diseases such as cancer, diabetic retinopathies, age-related macular degeneration and atherosclerosis. In other diseases such as...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Advances in genetics, molecular biology and gene delivery technologies in recent years have led to new gene therapy strategies for treatment of a variety of diseases. This book gives a comprehensive overview of the present status and future directions of gene delivery systems and therapeutic strategies...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Divided into two volumes the work offers a so far unmatched broad and at the same time deep knowledge on molecular and cellular mechanisms of carcinogenesis and offers comprehensive insight into clinical, therapeutic and technological aspects. This 1st Volume presents tumor entities of the ocular...
by Cancer Support Community
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
A woman's breast cancer diagnosis is often complicated by other tough choices she must make, such as choosing whether to undergo breast reconstruction or not. This book includes information on: reconstruction and non-reconstruction options, common short and long-term expectations, valuable questions...
Prostate and Cancer
A Family Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Renowned prostate cancer specialist Sheldon Marks offers the definitive guide for men concerned about or diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting American men, with over 186,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States annually; 1 in 6 men...
Fuck Off, Cancer
Breast Cancer Shaken not Stirred
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Do you want the raw, honest truth about dealing with breast cancer? This book tells all (and shows all – beware - middle aged pornography!)
CANCER! You must be scared sh*tless! (Pardon the swear word but you are reading the description a book with the F word in the title.) I know exactly...
Lifelines to Cancer Survival
A New Approach to Personalized Care
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2015
REIMAGINE CANCER SUVIVAL
That's what cancer survivor Mark Roby wants you to do. On December 30, 2002, Roby was diagnosed with one of the rarest cancers in the world and told it was unresponsive to all known chemotherapy. His oncologist suggested he "accept the inevitable,"...
Steps To Hope
A Practical Guide to Seeking the Best Possible Cancer Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
My name is Frank Kalman. In 2001 I became what I call an Accidental Expert on Cancer. My 12 year old daughter, Calli, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and our family began a long journey to seek a cure for her. While my family's story involves a parent's fight for his daughter's survival, the information...
New Beginnings
The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
100 Inspirational Stories and Beautiful, Uplifting Photos of Survivors.
“You have cancer” are three of the most terrifying words a person can hear, and our culture does little to ease the fear. New Beginnings: 100 Cancer Survivors follows one hundred survivors who discovered that those...
by Ann Wax
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
The traditional approach to cancer is that the patient must view cancer as the enemy and engage in a war to vanquish that enemy. Ann Wax, RN, argues that this approach is incorrect and invariably leads to pain, self doubt, and depression. Instead, she argues that one must find calm and inner-peace first, in order to promote healing.
Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 27, 2009
Advancing Nursing Science in Tobacco Control
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2009
This volume sets the stage for understanding the evolution and importance of nursing science in the field by providing a brief historical overview of the tobacco epidemic and emerging science, describing changing trends in tobacco use, reviewing health risks of smoking and benefits of quitting, reviewing...