Oncology category: 2472 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Transplantation of syngeneic (donor is a monozygous twin) or allogeneic (donor is an HLA-identical sibling) marrow provides the opportunity for aggressive antileukemic therapy without regard to marrow toxicity. Until 1975, marrow transplantation was carried out only after failure of all other therapy....
Quick Reference for Otolaryngology
Guide for APRNs, PAs, and Other Healthcare Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
"This quick reference guide to ear, nose, and throat questions is easy to navigate to search for specific diseases. The book breaks down each branch of the specialty of otolaryngology and enables readers to easily find the body system they are interested in. The outline style also allows readers...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Melanoma is a concise handbook that identifies best-practice guidelines and presents the most current procedures for the diagnosis and management of melanoma in a succinct and easy-to-read manner. Chapters cover melanoma pathology, biopsy techniques, staging and risk stratification, surgical treatment...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Now in its eighth edition, this highly acclaimed, newly revised and expanded text continues to deliver innovative practice guidelines for evidence-based complementary and alternative therapies that can easily be incorporated into curriculum and applied directly to practice. The book describes holistic...
by John Gahan, LCGI
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin. They are due to the development of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. There are three main types of skin cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma.
The...
by Deborah Blum
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 1995
The controversy over the use of primates in research admits of no easy answers. We have all benefited from the medical discoveries of primate research--vaccines for polio, rubella, and hepatitis B are just a few. But we have also learned more in recent years about how intelligent apes and monkeys...
Two Women ~ 1 Disease
A Three Year Memoir Written by both patient and caregiver of a mother and daughter as they struggle with life, love, survival and lessons learned along the way.
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
When my mother/best friend was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, we thought our lives were over. My mother always insisted that she would NEVER endure the torture her Grandmother who had been diagnosed back in the 1970's had experienced. Through gentle persuasion, we convinced her that treatment...
Cancer Cytogenetics
Chromosomal and Molecular Genetic Aberrations of Tumor Cells
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
The first three editions of this acclaimed book presented a much-needed conceptual synthesis of this rapidly moving field. Now, Cancer Cytogenetics, Fourth Edition, offers a comprehensive, expanded, and up-to-date review of recent dramatic advances in this area, incorporating a vast amount of new...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
New insights into the molecular biology of childhood leukemias have stimulated numerous advances in diagnostic methods, strategies for risk assessment and the development of novel therapy for genetic subtypes of the diseases. Fully revised and updated, this new edition of Childhood Leukemias provides...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2009
Hyaluronan biology is being recognized as an important regulator of cancer progression. Paradoxically, both hyaluronan (HA) and hyaluronidases, the enzymes that eliminate HA, have also been correlated with cancer progression. Hyaluronan, a long-chain polymer of the extracellular matrix, opens up tissue...
Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Updated to include the newest drugs and those currently in development, this Fifth Edition is a comprehensive reference on the preclinical and clinical pharmacology of anticancer agents. Organized by drug class, the book provides the latest information on all drugs and biological agents—their mechanisms...
Hodgkin Lymphoma
A Comprehensive Update on Diagnostics and Clinics
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
This book provides a well-illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date account of Hodgkin lymphoma. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and the role of the microenvironment are examined in detail. The initial clinical evaluation and use of staging systems are fully discussed, and prognostic factors are carefully...
Cancer Metastasis
Biologic Basis and Therapeutics
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2011
Metastasis is responsible for a large burden of morbidity and mortality among cancer patients, and currently few therapies specifically target metastatic disease. Further scientific dissection of the underlying pathways is required to pave the way for new therapeutic targets. This groundbreaking new...