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Pretty Is What Changes: Impossible Choices, the Breast Cancer Gene, and How I Defied My Destiny
ISBN: 9780385520416 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Faced with the BRCA mutation--the so-called "breast cancer gene"--one woman must answer the question: When genetics can predict how we may die, how then do we decide to live?
Eleven months after her mother succumbs to cancer, Jessica Queller has herself tested for the BRCA gene mutation. The results come back positive, putting her at a terrifyingly elevated risk of developing breast cancer before the age of fifty and ovarian cancer in her lifetime. Thirty-four, unattached, and yearning for marriage and a family of her own, Queller faces an agonizing choice: a lifetime of vigilant... Faced with the BRCA mutation--the so-called "breast cancer gene"--one woman must answer the question: When genetics can predict how we may die, how...
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Hoxsey Therapy: When Natural Cures for Cancer Became Illegal: The Authobiogaphy of Harry Hoxsey, N.D.
ISBN: 9781929661329 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An historical account of the battle between Naturopath Harry Hoxsey and the AMA and FDA. It started when Harry's father's horse contracted cancer on his Illinois farm, then ate in a different pasture than the rest of the herd, and was cured. Not long after, Harry's father was on his deathbed when he asked his son to make natural herbs with cancer curative properties available to the public. Little did this naturopath know, he would spend the rest of his life battling the FDA and the AMA to do so. Eventually Dr. Hoxsey won his day in court with the AMA by proving that the Hoxsey formulas,...
An historical account of the battle between Naturopath Harry Hoxsey and the AMA and FDA. It started when Harry's father's horse contracted cancer on h...
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76,88 |
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Cancer, a Marriage and a Miracle
ISBN: 9781606477243 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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71,17 |
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The Npy Family of Peptides in Immune Disorders, Inflammation, Angiogenesis, and Cancer
ISBN: 9783764371593 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent research indicates that the immune system and inflammatory reactions are governed and regulated by powerful neuronal mediators derived from the central and peripheral nervous system. The NPY family of peptides is a diverse group of neuropeptides that acts via multiple receptors, Y1-Y5, which are widespread not only in neurons but also in a variety of non-neural and immune cells. These peptides have been known as important regulators of many essential systems, such as blood pressure and cardiac function, food consumption and energy homeostasis. However, in recent years, they have... Recent research indicates that the immune system and inflammatory reactions are governed and regulated by powerful neuronal mediators derived from ... |
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603,81 |
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Des Daughters, Embodied Knowledge, and the Transformation of Women's Health Politics in the Late Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781592139194 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a 'wonder drug' intended to prevent miscarriages. However, DES actually had damaging consequences for the women born from DES mothers. This title recounts the experiences of this generation of 'victims'.
From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a 'wonder drug' intended to prevent miscarriages...
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Living Through the Racket: How I Survived Leukemia...and Rediscovered My Self
ISBN: 9781401926496 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. She was 23 and at the height of her professional tennis career--a top-30 singles player, the #1 ranked doubles player in the world in 2000, and the winner of Grand Slam titles at both Wimbledon in 1999 with Lindsay Davenport, and the Australian Open Mixed doubles in 2001. Then, in May 2001, Corina Morariu was diagnosed with an advanced form of acute myelogenous leukemia and found herself in the match of a lifetime. After a grueling regimen of chemotherapy, Corina returned to competitive tennis 16 months after her diagnosis. She was named the WTA Tour Comeback Player of the Year in...
She was 23 and at the height of her professional tennis career--a top-30 singles player, the #1 ranked doubles player in the world in 2000, and the wi...
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Des Daughters, Embodied Knowledge, and the Transformation of Women's Health Politics in the Late Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781592139187 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a 'wonder drug' intended to prevent miscarriages. However, DES actually had damaging consequences for the women born from DES mothers. This title recounts
From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a 'wonder drug' intended to prevent miscarriages...
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333,05 |
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Living Downstream
ISBN: 9780306818691 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first edition of Living Downstream--an exquisite blend of precise science and engaging narrative--set a new standard for scientific writing. Poet, biologist, and cancer survivor, Steingraber uses all three kinds of experience to investigate the links between cancer and environmental toxins.
The updated science in this exciting new edition strengthens the case for banning poisons now pervasive in our air, our food, and our bodies. Because synthetic chemicals linked to cancer come mostly from petroleum and coal, Steingraber shows that investing in green energy also helps prevent... The first edition of Living Downstream--an exquisite blend of precise science and engaging narrative--set a new standard for scientific writing...
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96,30 |
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Me, the Crazy Woman, and Breast Cancer
ISBN: 9780982508596 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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81,96 |
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Eating Well Through Cancer: Easy Recipes & Tips to Guide You Through Cancer Treatment and Prevention
ISBN: 9780981564081 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eating Well Through Cancer, a groundbreaking cookbook especially for cancer patients and caregiver support, is now available in a new and expanded 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION. Chemotherapy, radiation or surgery can affect the patient's appetite, so the chapters include nourishing foods that are best tolerated to ease common side effects such as nausea, sore mouth and throat, taste changes, neutropenia and weight loss. This practical cookbook has an easier-to-read format, simple nutritious recipes, beautiful photographs, tips and information that will guide a cancer patient through their...
Eating Well Through Cancer, a groundbreaking cookbook especially for cancer patients and caregiver support, is now available in a new and expanded 15 ...
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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, s
ISBN: 9780999559000 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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57,76 |
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Mammary Tumorigenesis and Malignant Progression: Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer
ISBN: 9780792326472 / Angielski / Twarda / 361 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The current volume represents the fourth over a period of five years in our series on Advances in the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer. The first three volumes were entitled Breast Cancer: Cellular and Molecular Biology, Regulatory Mechanisms in Breast Cancer, and Genes, Oncogenes, and Hormones, respectively. Throughout this series, we have tried to take a broad look at cutting-edge topics in basic science research into breast cancer. This attempt has resulted in a wide range of subject material, including rodent and human model systems, oncogenes, suppressor genes, growth...
The current volume represents the fourth over a period of five years in our series on Advances in the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer....
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Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer Held at Banff, Alber
ISBN: 9780898388633 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The chapters in this book are those presented at the Second International Symposium on Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer held at Banff, Alberta, April 26-29, 1986. This is, therefore, the second volume in the series of symposia held in the Canadian Rockies. The aim of these symposia is to provide a supportive atmosphere for the development of new concepts as well as for the presentation of high quality scientific data. This is reflected in the chapters presented here. Many of the chapters put forward new hypotheses which will be tested in the clinic or laboratory in the next few years. In...
The chapters in this book are those presented at the Second International Symposium on Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer held at Banff, Alberta, A...
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805,10 |
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Cancer and Me
ISBN: 9781615797783 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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58,22 |
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Helping Couples Cope with Women's Cancers: An Evidence-Based Approach for Practitioners
ISBN: 9781441945143 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Kayser and Scott have written an excellent manual for mental health practitioners who care for women with cancer. To provide the best treatment for women and couples living with cancer, it is imperative for the therapist to have a thorough understanding of medical treatments as well as normal responses to the experience. Readers of this well-written, thoughtful, and practical book will have both." -Hester Hill Schnipper, LICSW, BCD, OSW-C, Chief, Oncology Social Work, BIDMC, Author, After Breast Cancer: A Commonsense Guide to Life After Treatment "Kayser and Scott have written an excellent manual for mental health practitioners who care for women with cancer. To provide the best treatment fo... |
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Pancreatic Cancer: A Patient & His Doctor Balance Hope & Truth
ISBN: 9781421400624 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Michael J. Lippe was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007. This is his story, and the story of pancreatic cancer, narrated by Lippe and Dr. Dung T. Le, the physician who is treating him. In telling these stories, Lippe and Le alternate chapters. Lippe writes about the early signs that something was wrong; Le continues with a description of pancreatic cancer, its symptoms, and its treatments. Lippe talks about his prognosis, contemplates the prospect of death, and describes how he began to cope; Le explains the importance, for both doctor and patient, of balancing hope and truth.... Michael J. Lippe was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007. This is his story, and the story of pancreatic cancer, narrated by Lippe and Dr. Dun... |
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Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer
ISBN: 9780307718136 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Suzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were best friends, confidantes, and partners in the grand adventure of life. For three decades, nothing could separate them. Not college, not marriage, not miles. Then Suzy got sick. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977; three agonizing years later, at thirty-six, she died.
It wasn t supposed to be this way. The Goodman girls were raised in postwar Peoria, Illinois, by parents who believed that small acts of charity could change the world. Suzy was the big sister the homecoming queen with an infectious enthusiasm and a generous... Suzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were best friends, confidantes, and partners in the grand adventure of life. For three decades, no...
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For Ladies Only: Dedicated to the Color Pink
ISBN: 9780984122844 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Adams' fourth book of poetry is described as . . . a declaration of hope for a cure. . . . an affirmation of the joys of life's intimate moments.
Adams' fourth book of poetry is described as . . . a declaration of hope for a cure. . . . an affirmation of the joys of life's intimate moments.
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57,80 |
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Moments of Truth, Gifts of Love
ISBN: 9780972911979 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nineteen breast cancer survivors from the Rochester, New York, area write about their journey through breast cancer in a positive way, focusing on the growth and positive gifts that came from their experiences.
Nineteen breast cancer survivors from the Rochester, New York, area write about their journey through breast cancer in a positive way, focusing on the...
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69,17 |
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Energetics: An Introduction to the Therapeutic Use of Electromagnetic Energy
ISBN: 9780972762748 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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153,95 |
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