Oncology

In Europe and the USA we have a 40-50% chance of getting cancer at some time in our lives. So what do you do if you are diagnosed with the disease? The harshness of orthodox treatments (surgery, radiation and chemotherapy) are well-known. Their use is...

Meaning-Centered-Psychotherapy in the Cancer Setting provides a theoretical context for Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), a non-pharmalogic intervention which has been shown to enhance meaning and spiritual well-being, increase hope, improve quality...

Surface Guided Radiation Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of optical surface image guidance systems for radiation therapy. It serves as an introductory teaching resource for students and trainees, and a valuable reference for medical physicists,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578344805Author Glenn RockowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Harper & CasePublisher Harper & CaseWeight(grams) 454g

The virus that changed how we think about cancer and its culprits-and the vaccine that changed how we talk about sex and its risks. Starting in 2005, people in the US and Europe were inundated with media coverage announcing the link between cervical...

Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) may affect nearly half of all cancer survivors and can persist for years after completing cancer treatment. Memory and Attention Adaptation Training (MAAT) is a cognitive-behavioral therapy offering...

Treating cancer has always been a major challenge. Although great strides in treatment have taken place in recent years, all too often current treatments are less than effective, or patients relapse. Newer methods of cancer treatment, namely targeted...

Concise, portable, and packed with essential information, Manual of Clinical Oncology is an indispensable resource for understanding basic science, clinical findings, and available technology as they relate to the diagnosis and management patients with...

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...

On the radio they said that Hans Christian Andersen wrote the Little Mermaid whilst he was avoiding the wedding of the person he loved. I thought 'that doesn't sound like a story that involves singing lobsters'. So I picked a book from my shelf, I sat...

The World Health Organisation published 'Cancer Pain Relief' in 1990, advocating simplicity in the choice of analgesic and of route of administration. Since that time an increasing number of opioids for moderate to severe pain in an increasing number of...

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a heterogeneous group of cancers that, if combined, represent one of the most common cancer types. Patients with HNC suffer significant morbidity and mortality due to the importance of the structures involved. Over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685132668Author Lisa FebreFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Black Rose WritingPublisher Black Rose WritingWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Principles of Research Methodology: A Guide for Clinical Investigators is the definitive, comprehensive guide to understanding and performing clinical research. Designed for medical students, physicians, basic scientists involved in translational...

Lanzkowsky's Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Sixth Edition, is a comprehensive book on patient management, replete with algorithms and flow diagrams on diagnosis and management. Reflecting the considerable advances in the treatment and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789283201823Author International Agency for Research on CancerFormat PaperbackPage Count 418Imprint International Agency for Research on CancerPublisher...

The go-to handbook for those performing and analysing cardiac stress tests The stress test is key to the clinical evaluation and management of patients with known or potential cardiovascular disease. By measuring the heart's ability to respond to...

Recent advances in biology and immunology have opened up new horizons in both our understanding of cancer as a disease, and the potential for cancer therapy. These major developments mean that chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery are no longer the only...

Written primarily for 16-to-19-year-old students, this primer provides a highly accessible overview of key milestones in the history of cancer research, our current understanding of the disease, and future directions in its diagnosis and treatment. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732938106Author M WadsworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Murray Keith WadsworthPublisher Murray Keith Wadsworth

Tuberculosis is one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, killing nearly two million people every year-more now than at any other time in history. While the developed world has nearly forgotten about TB, it continues to wreak havoc across much of...

An innovative guide to the practice of pelvic exenterative surgery for the management of advanced pelvic neoplasms Exenterative surgery plays an important role in the management of advanced pelvic cancer. However, while a large body of evidence...

This book provides clinical practitioners and the research community with detailed information on the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, taking into account the significant growth in knowledge including multiple therapeutic...

This is the third edition of a well-received compendium of information and guidance on the diagnosis and management of the various oncological diseases that are encountered in children and adolescents. In the new edition a chapter on Rare Tumors was...

This new volume in the Radiotherapy in Practice series provides a comprehensive and evidence-based guide to radiotherapy in the management of children and young people with cancer. It explains the roles of the various modalities of treatment...

This book covers almost all fields of cancer genetics and genomics for personalized medicine. Targeted therapy, or precision medicine, or personalized medicine is becoming a standard treatment for many diseases, including cancer. However, how much do we...

This book provides clinical practitioners and the research community with detailed information on the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, taking into account the significant growth in knowledge including multiple therapeutic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922497840Author Petrina BurnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Petrina Burnett T/As Well Strong CouragePublisher Petrina Burnett T/As Well Strong...

Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is the first FDA approved cellular photoimmunotherapy for cancer, namely cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and has demonstrated efficacy in various diseases that have a suspected involvement of pathogenic T-cells including...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307742308Author George JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Breakthrough pain is a common occurrence in patients with cancer pain, and is often associated with a deleterious effect on daily life, impairing quality of life substantially. It is a heterogeneous condition, and management needs to be individualized. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648391784Author Geraldine Violet MagillFormat HardbackPage Count 316Imprint Geraldine MagillPublisher Geraldine MagillWeight(grams) 739gDimensions(mm)...

This book contextualizes translational research and provides an up to date progress report on therapies that are currently being targeted in lung cancer. It is now well established that there is tremendous heterogeneity among cancer cells both at the...

Cancer Prevention and Screening offers physicians and all clinical healthcare professionals a comprehensive, useful source of the latest information on cancer screening and prevention with both a global and a multidisciplinary perspective. * Includes...

Radioisotope therapy is an internal form of radiation used to treat cancer; it may be administered orally or intravenously and represents the nearest treatment option to the 'magic bullet', specifically targeting sites of disease whilst sparing...

ABC of Cancer Care is a practical primary care guide to help health professionals better inform their patients, manage and recognize the common complications of cancers and their treatment, and understand the rationale and implications of decisions made...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781008980143Author Martyn HopkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of adults living with cancer and their families. Chapters cover a wide range of topics including screening...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950665303Author Kat ArneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint BenBella BooksPublisher BenBella Books

This book provides a detailed review of how oncology drug development has changed over the past decade, and serves as a comprehensive guide for the practicalities in setting up phase I trials. The book covers strategies to accelerate the development of...