Understanding Cancer Therapies (eBook)

Helen S. L. Chan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010 | EPUB Single
213 Seiten
University Press of Mississippi (Verlag)
978-1-4968-0176-0 (ISBN)

Infos

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, retinoblastoma, hepatoblastoma, germ-cell tumors, soft-tissue and bone sarcomas, among others; information on the most current procedures; and further reading and resources for patients and families Chapters on clinical practice discuss the differing approaches to cancer in adults and in children. The book closes with a survey of some of the most experimental therapies and the status of the search for a cure.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2010
• Reihe/Serie: Understanding Health and Sickness Series
• Verlagsort: Jackson
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• Schlagworte: consumer health
• ISBN-10: 1-4968-0176-8 / 1496801768
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4968-0176-0 / 9781496801760