When Charles Miller Fisher was born in 1913 there was very little scientific knowledge about stroke. But thanks to him, our understanding of stroke and of other brain disorders are now well establishe ... Read more
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Cancer and the Kidney covers the challenging overlap area of nephrology and oncology. Kidney problems in cancer patients, and cancer that affects kidney patients, are both very real clinical issues in ... Read more
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Max Watson; Chantal Simon; Audrey Fenton; Anne Drake; Caroline McLoughlin; Richard Wilson
Pages
248 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
103 x 181 mm
Pub date
Dec 2009
Series
Oxford General Practice Library
This book is designed to provide practising GPs with all the information needed to manage cancer patients. It deals with the full range of relevant issues from the point of diagnosis through treatment ... Read more
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Informal caregivers - family members, friends, and other loved ones - are an essential, uncompensated and significantly burdened extension of the healthcare team. Rapid advances in cancer care, includ ... Read more
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Michael Thun; Martha S. Linet; James R. Cerhan; Christopher A. Haiman; David Schottenfeld
Pages
1328 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
216 x 279 mm
Pub date
Dec 2017
The definitive reference for budding and experienced cancer epidemiologists alike. -American Journal of Epidemiology Practitioners in epidemiology and oncology will find immense value in this. -JAMA N ... Read more
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Dorothy H. Crawford; Ingolfur Johannessen; Alan B. Rickinson
Pages
224 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
148 x 224 mm
Pub date
Feb 2014
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in 1964. At the time, the very idea of a virus underlying a cancer was revolutionary. Cancer is, after all, not catching. Even now, the idea of a virus caus ... Read more
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Malignant episodic (or 'breakthrough') pain is a common feature of cancer pain that can have a negative impact on quality of life for both the patient and carer. It is characterized by a periodic incr ... Read more
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 c ... Read more
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Explains, in non-technical language, what cancer is and what it does
Uses examples of cancer healthcare from around the world
Explores the political and economic context of cancer care
Consid ... Read more
We live in an era in which scientific information grows by the day and is so specialized that no one person can possibly absorb and kept abreast of the literature. Substantial developments in science ... Read more
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