Cancer a comprehensive clinical guide
This guide explains the principles and practice of oncology in a clear format, combining recent research and treatment with a description of the underlying biology. The book adopts a multidisciplinary approach which integrates the medical and nursing aspects of cancer care. An introdutory section, d...
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Format: | Book |
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Amsterdam
Harwood Academic Publishers
1998
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Summary: | This guide explains the principles and practice of oncology in a clear format, combining recent research and treatment with a description of the underlying biology. The book adopts a multidisciplinary approach which integrates the medical and nursing aspects of cancer care. An introdutory section, discussing general principles and aspects of oncology, is followed by site-specific chapters describing the epidemiology, pathology, clinical signs, investigations, diagnosis and treatment of each cancer type. Special chapters are devoted to cancer in children, HIV-associated malignancies, secondary cancers and unknown primary cancers |
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Physical Description: | xiii, 321 pages illustrations some colour, map 26 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 9789057022159 905702215X 9789057022166 9057022168 |