The Conquest of Cancer : A distant goal /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Faguet, Guy. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
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250 |a 1st ed. 2015. 
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300 |a XV, 249 p. 26 illus., 7 illus. in color. :  |b online resource. 
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505 0 |a Preface. Part I An Historical overview of the war on cancer. The four-decade journey to the National Cancer Act of 1971. Part II Cancer through the ages -- An historical overview: From prehistory to WW11 -- Our current knowledge -- Environmental carcinogens -- Part III Cancer statistics -- Assessing the enormity of the problem -- An uncontrolled problem -- Part IV How is advanced cancer treated?-The cancer-cell kill paradigm and beyond.- Complementary and alternative medicine -- The cell-kill paradigm: Bleak outcomes. Part V Stakeholders' role in the status quo -- The role of the National Cancer Institute -- Factors that impact Oncology research and practice -- The complex physician-patient interaction: Expectations vs. reality. Part VI A paradigm shift in cancer management.- Prevention & Early detection -- The holistic management of advanced cancer: A three-stage blueprint. Conclusions. References. Index. 
650 0 |a Cancer research. 
650 0 |a Oncology  . 
650 0 |a Molecular biology. 
650 0 |a Medicine. 
650 0 |a Human genetics. 
650 1 4 |a Cancer Research. 
650 2 4 |a Oncology. 
650 2 4 |a Molecular Medicine. 
650 2 4 |a Medicine/Public Health, general. 
650 2 4 |a Human Genetics. 
710 2 |a SpringerLink (Online service) 
773 0 |t Springer eBooks