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Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in the world. Twenty-five percent of patients present with advanced disease and, despite complete surgical resection of early stage disease, 50% of patients relapse. The treatment of colorectal...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-08-09
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A state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary approach to cancer and aging With the majority of cancers occurring in individuals over the age of 65 against a backdrop of an expanding aging population, there is an urgent need to integrate the areas of clinical oncology and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-07-20
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Like the ground-breaking first edition, Pediatric Psycho-oncology, Second edition puts the child at the centre of medical and psychological care. It broadens the focus beyond treatment and cure to consider the quality of life of the child and their family. Written by...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-07-02
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for about 85% of all cases of lung cancer. Most patients present with advanced disease and five-year survival is low at about 15%. Surgery is the main...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-05-31
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This international primer on psycho-oncology spans settings of care as well as regional boundaries. Designed to be easy to read, with informaton clearly displayed in concise tables and boxes accompanied by clinical vignettes, the book provides clear, practical guidance...
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Wiley
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2012-05-18
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Vieles weist auf die positiven Wirkungen von Sport und körperlicher Bewegung in der Prävention von Krebserkrankungen hin. Und auch bei Tumorpatienten belegen Studienergebnisse günstige Auswirkungen. So mindert ein individuell angepasstes Bewegungstraining beispielsweise...
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Springer
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2012-03-10
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The gastrointestinal track provides one of the distinct systems where multiple malignancies, including adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, esophagus and colon are each associated with obesity. This unique association is covered in this volume of Energy Balance and Cancer...
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Springer
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2012-03-09
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Energy Balance and Cancer
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Bone metastases continue to be a major cause of morbidity in cancer patients, but improved understanding of the biology of bone metastases has led to the identification of drugs that are of potential value in not only their treatment but also their prevention. This...
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Springer
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2012-02-03
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Trainees in oncology learn about ionising radiation, but to understand it fully they must also understand the physics relevant to its use in therapy. This is the first book written specifically for the oncology and radiation team. It begins with basic concepts and then...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-01-05
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From the world renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, this book is written for all physicians who treat patients with acute or chronic leukemias or myelodysplasia. It is designed to answer questions about treatment approaches that commonly arise in day-to-day...
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Humana
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2011-12-18
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Contemporary Hematology
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Melanoma is an increasingly important public health problem. Although the cause of most malignant melanomas – over-exposure to ultraviolet light – is well known, effective treatment has remained challenging.The past several years have been marked by extraordinary...
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Humana
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2011-12-15
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Current Clinical Oncology
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Cancer is one of the most rapidly changing areas of medicine, affecting ever-increasing numbers of people, and this new edition of Lecture Notes: Oncology brings together all the information a medical student or graduate clinician needs in one accessible volume. It...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-11-28
Collection :
Lecture Notes
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Cervical cancer is an emotive disease with multiple connotations. It has stood for the horror of cancer, the curse of femininity, the hope of cutting-edge medical technologies and the promise of screening for malignant tumours. For a long time, this disease was...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-11-10
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The American Cancer Society recently estimated that about 45,000 new cases of thyroid cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, with three-quarters occurring in women. The overall 5-year survival rate is about 97%, making it one of the least lethal cancers. We are...
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Springer
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2011-11-09
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Endocrine Updates
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The pituitary gland is an important one since it controls several of the other hormone glands, such as the thyroid and adrenals. A pituitary adenoma is an abnormal growth or tumor in this gland, and they are the subject of very active clinical and pathological...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2011-10-31
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Cancer Epigenetics: Biomolecular Therapeutics in HumanCancer is the only resource to focus on biomolecular approaches to cancer therapy. Its presentation of the latest research in cancer biology reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field and aims to facilitate...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-10-07
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The Elephant in the Room is a collection of short stories that creatively communicate the cancer patient’s journey.The stories, based on real-life accounts, are built around the idiosyncratic relationships between patients and their doctors. Using humor, empathy and...
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Springer
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2011-09-28
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This handbook is designed to help jobbing histopathologists jog their memory and get through more workload in any working day. Rapid access is facilitated by a bullet-point, tabular and diagrammatic style, as well as by handy anatomical diagrams, guidance on the...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-08-24
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Inflammation in gastrointestinal mucosa can remodel the topography of the overlying epithelium. If such inflammation is chronic, it has fundamental clinical consequences, the principal of which is premalignant metaplasia throughout the alimentary tract. Furthermore,...
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Springer
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2011-08-08
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The concept of using bispecific antibodies for cancer therapy by retargeting immune effector cells was developed several years ago. Initial clinical studies were rather disappointing mainly due to low efficacy, severe side effects and the immunogenicity of the...
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Springer
Parution :
2011-07-21
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