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Understanding Cancer Therapies.
Cancer is one of the world's most dreaded diseases. Yet the past two decades have seen major revolutions in cancer therapy and steadily growing hopes for a cure. This book, written in easily understood language, provides an extensive look at the way medical professionals are treating the diseas...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2007.
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| Colección: | Understanding health and sickness series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Cancer is one of the world's most dreaded diseases. Yet the past two decades have seen major revolutions in cancer therapy and steadily growing hopes for a cure. This book, written in easily understood language, provides an extensive look at the way medical professionals are treating the disease today. Chapters provide: Rationale and principles integral to disease management; Biological basis for different therapies; Explanations of the protocols behind radiation, chemotherapy, drug treatments, and surgery; Logic behind therapies chosen for such different kinds of cancer as leukemia, lymphoma. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (150 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604739510 1604739517 1283018128 9781283018128 9786613018120 6613018120 |