The Conquest of Cancer : A distant goal /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.