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Medical Therapy of Breast Cancer
ISBN: 9780521496322 / Angielski / Twarda / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new publication discusses the significant advances in the study, investigation and treatment of breast cancer and surveys how scientific advances have influenced, improved, and extended modern therapeutic options. The volume spans prevention, screening, genetics, and treatment of pre-invasive breast cancer, before focusing in depth on modern management of established breast cancer. This volume includes chapters on the various therapeutic options available and their role in treating breast cancer from the very earliest stage through to advanced and metastatic breast cancer, as well as a...
This new publication discusses the significant advances in the study, investigation and treatment of breast cancer and surveys how scientific advances...
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767,21 |
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The Story of Taxol: Nature and Politics in the Pursuit of an Anti-Cancer Drug
ISBN: 9780521561235 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taxol is arguably the most celebrated, talked about, and controversial natural product in recent years. Celebrated because of its efficacy as an anticancer drug and because its discovery has provided powerful support for policies concerned with biodiversity. Talked about because in the early 1990s the American public was bombarded with news reports about the molecule and its host, the slow-growing Pacific yew tree. Controversial because the drug and the yew tree became embroiled in several sensitive political issues with broad public policy implications. Taxol has revolutionized the treatment...
Taxol is arguably the most celebrated, talked about, and controversial natural product in recent years. Celebrated because of its efficacy as an antic...
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273,72 |
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A Practical Guide to Human Cancer Genetics
ISBN: 9780521685634 / Angielski / Miękka / 410 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the diagnosis, clinical features and management of inherited disorders conferring cancer susceptibility. This new edition is fully updated with much more molecular, screening and management information. It covers risk analysis and genetic counseling for individuals with a family history of cancer, and also discusses predictive testing and the organization of the cancer genetics service. It aims to provide such details in a practical format for geneticists and clinicians in all disciplines. This book differs from others in the field in that it is...
This is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the diagnosis, clinical features and management of inherited disorders conferring cancer susceptibilit...
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453,62 |
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Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Genetics, Screening and Management
ISBN: 9780521803731 / Angielski / Twarda / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This publication surveys the profound and far-reaching ramifications that have arisen from the very significant advances in understanding the genetic basis of familial breast and ovarian cancer. Written by international experts from Europe and North America, this book provides the busy clinician with a contemporary and wide-ranging guide to the latest developments in diagnosis, genetics, screening, prevention, and management. In addition, the volume discusses ethical and insurance issues, distinct cultural differences in breast cancer and use of recently devised cancer genetics clinics. The...
This publication surveys the profound and far-reaching ramifications that have arisen from the very significant advances in understanding the genetic ...
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927,26 |
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The Economics of Cancer Care
ISBN: 9780521850070 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This 2006 book examines the interaction of economics and the delivery of cancer care in the global context. It analyses the causes of tension between those paying for care, those providing the care and those marketing drugs and devices. The concept and requirement for rationing is examined in different economic environments. As cancer increases in incidence and prevalence, the economics of providing care becomes a more important subject than ever before. Written by a leading health economist and oncologist, this was the first comprehensive book on the economics of cancer care continues to be...
This 2006 book examines the interaction of economics and the delivery of cancer care in the global context. It analyses the causes of tension between ...
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578,14 |
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Cancer of the Ovary
ISBN: 9780521863230 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ovarian cancer is the most common and lethal gynecological malignancy, partly because the majority of patients present with advanced disease. Nevertheless, the management of patients with ovarian neoplasms has changed substantially in recent years, with improved survival due to better screening strategies, major advances in chemotherapy and the constantly evolving role of surgery. Optimal patient care is best achieved by a multidisciplinary team, with imaging playing a pivotal role. The explosion of technological developments in imaging in recent years has meant that all members of the team...
Ovarian cancer is the most common and lethal gynecological malignancy, partly because the majority of patients present with advanced disease. Neverthe...
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306,01 |
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The Healing Journey
ISBN: 9780595237456 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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75,83 |
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Cracking the Cancer Code: The Secret to Transforming Your Health from Inside Out
ISBN: 9780595677832 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Blending cutting-edge scientific research with useful messages about personal responsibility and prosperity, "Cracking the Cancer Code" is a groundbreaking handbook which will help you understand and apply the principals of abundant health. Dr. Matthew J. Loop provides a brief overview of the nature and causes of cancer while discussing its common treatments, then elaborates on the various external and environmental factors that contribute to its development. He emphasizes the tenets of proper nutrition, and investigates the environmental hazards that people unwittingly expose themselves to...
Blending cutting-edge scientific research with useful messages about personal responsibility and prosperity, "Cracking the Cancer Code" is a groundbre...
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110,04 |
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Between Bench and Bedside: Science, Healing, and Interleukin-2 in a Cancer Ward
ISBN: 9780674068094 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1985 the media announced a new therapy for cancer. It was expensive, labor-intensive, and toxic--but, they said, it worked. How it worked is the story Ilana LOwy tells in Between Bench and Bedside, a compelling account of the clinical trials of interleukin-2 at a major French cancer hospital. Her book offers a remarkable insider's view of the culture of clinical experimentation in oncology--and of how this culture affects the development of new treatments for cancer. LOwy, a historian of science who trained as an immunologist, makes the life of the laboratory and the... In 1985 the media announced a new therapy for cancer. It was expensive, labor-intensive, and toxic--but, they said, it worked. How it worked is the... |
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394,30 |
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Curing Cancer: The Story of the Men and Women Unlocking the Secrets of our Deadliest Illness
ISBN: 9780684848020 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The recent startling discovery that a single gene prevents the cells in the body from becoming tumors marked a dramatic turning point in cancer research. Taking readers into the labs where researchers have determined that cancers are caused either genetically or environmentally by destroying this newfound gene, Curing Cancer brings to life the race to unlock cancer's genetic code. It profiles scientists such as Bert Vogelstein, who first uncovered the tumor-suppressing gene; Mary-Claire King, whose research into breast cancer is fueled by personal passion; and Mark Skolnick, whose team...
The recent startling discovery that a single gene prevents the cells in the body from becoming tumors marked a dramatic turning point in cancer resear...
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83,43 |
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Dynamics of Cancer: Incidence, Inheritance, and Evolution
ISBN: 9780691133669 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The onset of cancer presents one of the most fundamental problems in modern biology. In Dynamics of Cancer, Steven Frank produces the first comprehensive analysis of how particular genetic and environmental causes influence the age of onset. The book provides a unique conceptual and historical framework for understanding the causes of cancer and other diseases that increase with age. Using a novel quantitative framework of reliability and multistage breakdown, Frank unifies molecular, demographic, and evolutionary levels of analysis. He interprets a wide variety of... The onset of cancer presents one of the most fundamental problems in modern biology. In Dynamics of Cancer, Steven Frank produces the first ... |
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331,01 |
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The Physics of Modern Brachytherapy for Oncology
ISBN: 9780750307086 / Angielski / Twarda / 647 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Brachytherapy has become the modality of choice for several cancer localizations, minimizing the possibility of unacceptable risks for healthy tissues and providing a more cost-effective and convenient treatment for patients. Written by leading experts in the physics, development, and implementation of brachytherapy, The Physics of Modern Brachytherapy for Oncology discusses the subject in detail, covering its definition, the basic physics of radiation interaction with matter, radionuclides, sources and source production, calibration and dosimetry protocols as well as experimental dosimetry...
Brachytherapy has become the modality of choice for several cancer localizations, minimizing the possibility of unacceptable risks for healthy tissues...
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1484,68 |
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Contemporary Imrt: Developing Physics and Clinical Implementation
ISBN: 9780750310048 / Angielski / Twarda / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most important radiotherapy modality used today, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), is the most technologically advanced radiotherapy cancer treatment available, rapidly replacing conformal and three-dimensional techniques. Because of these changes, oncologists and radiotherapists need up-to-date information gathered by physicists and engineers. Focusing on new developments and the preliminary clinical implementation, Contemporary IMRT: Developing Physics and Clinical Implementation discusses the relationship between these advances and applications.
Capturing contemporary... The most important radiotherapy modality used today, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), is the most technologically advanced radiotherapy c...
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1143,93 |
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Recovery from Cancer: The Remarkable Story of One Woman's Struggle with Cancer and What She Did to Beat the Odds
ISBN: 9780757001376 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The words slowly sank in--"Mrs. Nussbaum, you have cancer." So began Elaine Nussbaum's personal struggle with this frightening disease. Despite surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, the cancer spread to Elaine's bones and lungs. Finally, she stopped all treatments and began to practice macrobiotics in a last-ditch effort to save her life. Slowly, steadily, she regained her health. Here, in Elaine's own words, is her story of recovery against all odds--a dramatic and moving account that offers hope to cancer patients everywhere. The words slowly sank in--"Mrs. Nussbaum, you have cancer." So began Elaine Nussbaum's personal struggle with this frightening disease. Despite sur... |
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Defeating Cancer!: The Biological Effect of Deuterium Depletion
ISBN: 9780759692602 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Somlyai gives an account of experiments carried out using deuterium-depleted water and of the human clinical trials underway in Hungary. The book reflects an inherent possibility for mankind to start the 21st century in the hope of finding the cure for cancer.
Somlyai gives an account of experiments carried out using deuterium-depleted water and of the human clinical trials underway in Hungary. The book refl...
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Defeating Cancer!: The Biological Effect of Deuterium Depletion
ISBN: 9780759692619 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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100,04 |
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Pocket Guide to Colorectal Cancer
ISBN: 9780763701727 / Angielski / Miękka / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jane Garrity shows how four British women modernists - Dorothy Richardson, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Mary Butts and Virginia Woolf - used experimental literary techniques in order to situate themselves as national subjects. Reading literary texts through the lens of material culture, this book attepts to make a major contribution to modernist studies by arguing that women's imaginative work is inseparable from their ambivalent and complicated relation to Britain's imperial history.
Jane Garrity shows how four British women modernists - Dorothy Richardson, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Mary Butts and Virginia Woolf - used experimental l...
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335,96 |
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How Cancer Works
ISBN: 9780763718213 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Nine Clear And Concise Lectures Focusing On Ten Of The Most Common Cancers, This Book Explains The Basics Of Cancer: What It Is, What It Does, And What Is Being Done To Try To Cure It. Using His Trademark Style Of Every-Day Example, Metaphor, Anecdote And Humor, Dr. Sompayrac Conveys -- Step-By-Step -- The Essentials Of What We Know About Human Malignancies, What Conditions And Events Are Necessary For Tumors To Form And Grow, And What Has Been Learned About Stopping That Process.
In Nine Clear And Concise Lectures Focusing On Ten Of The Most Common Cancers, This Book Explains The Basics Of Cancer: What It Is, What It Does, And ...
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433,23 |
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Genomic And Molecular Neuro-Oncology
ISBN: 9780763722616 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written For A Broad Range Of Researchers And Clinicians Including Oncologists, Neurologists, Pathologists, Neuroscientists, Residents, Postdoctoral Fellows, And Others In Related Fields, This Comprehensive Reference Documents Cutting-Edge Advances In Genomic And Molecular Techniques For Brain Tumor Research And Clinical Practice And Describes Their Medical And Therapeutic Implications.
Written For A Broad Range Of Researchers And Clinicians Including Oncologists, Neurologists, Pathologists, Neuroscientists, Residents, Postdoctoral Fe...
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2044,48 |
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Pocket Guide to Lung Cancer
ISBN: 9780763724214 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This New Pocket Guide To Lung Cancer Addresses The Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Prevention, Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment, And Management Of Lung Cancer By Oncology Nurses. The Text Provides Resources And Information On Understanding Lung Cancer, Standard Treatment Modalities, Symptom Management, Evidence-Based Guidelines, And Clinical Trials.
This New Pocket Guide To Lung Cancer Addresses The Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Prevention, Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment, And Management Of Lung Ca...
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438,10 |