The symposium on supportive care in cancer patients, which took place in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on February 18-21, 1987, wel- comed renowned experts in the field and more than 600 partici- pants from 25 countries with the aim of stimulating discussion on how to improve our professional skills and personal attitudes to- ward cancer patients in all stages of their disease. Why did we or- ganize such a symposium on supportive care in cancer patients? Recent decades have witnessed remarkable success in cancer treat- ment, and we have learned how to cure a finite number of neoplas- tic diseases....
The symposium on supportive care in cancer patients, which took place in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on February 18-21, 1987, wel- comed renowned experts...
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the AIDS related complex (ARC) are caused by the human immunodeficien cy virus (HIV-I), previously known as human T-celllymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) or lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LA V). It seems that additional retroviruses (HIV-II and perhaps 1 3 others) are able to cause variants of AIDS or ARC. - Patients infected wi h the virus may (but do not necessarily) de velop a wide range of clinical symptoms that are not directly relat ed to the virus itself, but are secondary to the devastating effects of the viral infection on'...
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the AIDS related complex (ARC) are caused by the human immunodeficien cy virus (HIV-I), previously k...