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LIBRERIA STUDIUM
Basics of Oncology
Stephens, Aigner
Editore
Springer
Anno
2016
Pagine
389
ISBN
9783319233673
100,00 €
This book provides an easily understood and general overview of the basic medical, scientific, and clinical aspects of cancer. Causes, pathology, clinical features, diagnostic investigations, treatments, and outcomes are all carefully explained and discussed. This second edition includes a number of updates, especially concerning personalized medicine and regional chemotherapy. The reader will acquire a clear understanding of how and why people develop cancer, how the body reacts to cancer, what can be done to prevent the disease, and how the various cancers are best diagnosed and treated. Basics of Oncology will serve as a sound platform for the more detailed or specific studies that may be needed in different areas of practice. It will be invaluable for students of medicine, nurse oncologists, students of medical sciences, and other health professionals in all parts of the world.
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Epidemiology
Pages 17-38
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Summary of Practical Measures to Prevent Cancer
Pages 39-43
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Symptoms of Cancer: Local and General
Pages 47-52
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Signs of Cancer: Local and General
Pages 53-56
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Clinico-Pathology of Cancers
Pages 57-60
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Investigations That May Be Useful in Detecting Cancer
Pages 61-81
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Treating Cancer
Pages 83-118
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Relationship Between Patients, Their Doctors and the Healthcare Team
Pages 119-120
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Skin Cancers
Pages 123-139
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Lung Cancer (Bronchogenic Carcinoma)
Pages 141-146
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Cancer of the Breast: An Overview
Pages 147-209
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Cancers of the Digestive System (Alimentary Tract)
Pages 211-234
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Head and Neck Cancers
Pages 235-251
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Cancers of Female Genital Organs
Pages 253-264
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Cancers of the Male Genital Organs
Pages 265-277
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Cancers of Bladder and Kidneys
Pages 279-283
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Cancers of the Brain and Nervous System
Pages 285-291
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The Leukaemias and Lymphomas
Pages 293-312
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Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Pages 313-321
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Malignant Tumours of Bone and Cartilage
Pages 323-329
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Metastatic (Secondary) Cancer
Pages 331-334
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Techniques and Evidence of Progress
Pages 337-343
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Future Directions
Pages 345-361
