Oncology Books

In this volume, the major metabolic alterations identified in cancer and tumor-associated cells are explored, including discussions of former and emerging approaches to drug development in targeting cancer cell metabolism. The metabolic network in cells...

This book highlights the importance of phytochemicals and mitochondria in cancer prevention and therapy. Recent scientific discoveries have identified that naturally occurring biologically active compounds (i.e. phytochemicals) target multiple steps of...

Focused on the discovery of precise molecular targets for the development of the cancer preventive agents, Cancer Prevention: Dietary Factors and Pharmacology provides researchers and non-researchers with practical methodologies for developing and...

It is now well known that proteases are found everywhere, in viruses and bacteria as well as in all human, animal and plant cells, and play a role in a variety of biological functions ranging from digestion, fertilization,...

Recent advances in understanding of fundamental immunology have created new insights into the dynamic interactions between tumors and the immune system. This includes new understanding of T- and B-cell interaction, immune...

​​​The imbalance between rapidly proliferating tumor cells and inadequate and inefficient tumor vasculature leads to a decrease in oxygen levels (hypoxia and/or anoxia) in tumor tissues. Intra-tumor hypoxia profoundly affects the biological behavior of...

Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Prostate/Urologic Health is designed to capture and clinically review the comprehensive database of clinical research articles that support and do not support the utilization of a variety of dietary...

The discovery of microRNAs and its role as gene expression regulators in human carcinogenesis represents one of the most important scientific achievements of the last decade. More recently, other non-coding RNAs have been discovered and its implications...

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High doses of vitamins have been used to treat cancer. This book explores the ways Vitamin C retards cancers through the perturbation of multiple cellular pathways, by eliciting a hypoxic response in cancer cells, by stimulation of radio-sensitivity, and...

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Following recent developments in hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) for brain and spine tumors, this new edition offers a fully updated and comprehensive "how-to" guidance on hypofractionated SRT for brain and spine metastases, glioma,...

This book identifies the 50 key scientific articles in the field of Colorectal Surgery. It provides commentary to each carefully selected paper and explains why these papers are so important. Every surgical trainee will find the foundation stones of...

This revised and updated new edition of a best-selling text remains a fast and convenient overview of the clinical trials in gynecologic cancer treatment, outlining the evidence base of treatment decisions in uterine, ovarian, cervical, and vulvar...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Surely time should stop, suspended by the tragedy of a serious disease?Surely life should become embalmed, preserved from the buffets of minutiae.Surely one should be exempt from laundry.When Sandy Glum, a high school teacher, was first diagnosed with...

The Idle Hours Of An Invalid is a book written by George Richard Beaumont in 1878. The book is a collection of essays and reflections that the author wrote during his time as an invalid. Beaumont was a British author and artist who suffered from poor...

The History Of St. Anthony�������s Hospital: Now The Blue Coat Boys������� Charity School, In Peaseholme, In The City Of York (1869) is a book written by Robert Davies. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of St. Anthony's Hospital,...

The Failure of Surgery in Cancer, and What Has Medicine Done During the Queen's Reign? is a book written by Samuel Arthur S. Kennedy in 1900. The book explores the failure of surgical treatments for cancer, and the progress made in the field of medicine...

The Cure of Tumors by Medicines: With Especial Reference to the Cancer Nosodes is a medical book written by John Henry Clarke in 1908. The book focuses on the treatment of tumors using medicines, with a special emphasis on the use of cancer nosodes. The...

Ten Years������� Record Of The Treatment Of Cancer Without Operation is a book published in 1906 by Robert Bell. The book provides a detailed account of the author's experience in treating cancer patients without resorting to surgery. Bell describes his...

Historical Sketch And Laws Of The Royal College Of Physicians Of Edinburgh: From Its Institution To August 1852 is a book written by Christopher Douglas and published in 1882. The book provides a complete history of the Royal College of Physicians of...

Bioinformatics for Oral Cancer: Current Insights and Advances serves as a comprehensive guide offering a multifaceted landscape of oral cancer research and bioinformatics. Readers will uncover a wealth of knowledge, starting with foundational chapters...

Make your patients’final days as comfortable as possible!There are few situations more challenging and emotionally taxing to a medical professional than the care of the terminally ill. Much has been learned in recent years about symptom control...

Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in new nursing roles and nurse-led clinics within oncology. This unique handbook is a comprehensive companion for nurses studying and practising at an advanced level in this emerging field.This...

Colotomy: Inguinal, Lumbar, and Transverse, for Cancer or Stricture with Ulceration of the Large Intestine is a medical book written by Herbert William Allingham and first published in 1892. The book focuses on the surgical procedure of colotomy, which...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

A comprehensive survey of the use of ultrasound in management of infertile patients is presented in this publication. Particular atten-tion is given to recently developed techniques such as assessment of endometrial changes, ovarian blood flow...

This evidence-based guide educates and informs health professionals about promoting sexual wellbeing in the context of challenges from physical and mental health.Sexuality is an important aspect of quality of life for many people but can be affected by a...

Musculoskeletal Radiology is a single-source guide encompassing all of musculoskeletal imaging, examining classical diseases, as well as modern interpretations of disease. In-depth coverage of MRI and uses a basic "hands on"' approach to MRI for...

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is well established in clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of a wide array of cardiovascular diseases. This expertly written source offers a wealth of information on the application and performance...

Wartime Nerves is a book written by Herbert James Hall and published in 1918. It is a study of the psychological effects of war on soldiers, with a particular focus on the condition known as shell shock. The book is based on Hall's experiences as a...

This book provides latest research and developments in the field of metronomic chemotherapy for breast cancer. It presents the principles and mechanisms of metronomic chemotherapy, preclinical and clinical studies, and the latest developments in drug...

The third in a three-volume set exploring Problems and Solutions in Medical Physics, this volume explores common questions and their solutions in Radiotherapy. This invaluable study guide should be used in conjunction with other key textbooks in the...

Prominent specialists champion the view that contemporary management of breast, or any, cancer requires the partnership of physicians, nurses, social workers, and all others whose special training and talents should be integrated for treating the whole...

Internationally Abreast - Exercise as Medicine offers inspiration, hope and courage to those travelling the journey with breast cancer.Within the pages are captured the foundation of the breast cancer dragon boat paddling movement across the globe. The...

First published in 1988: This comprehensive set is crucial to the basic understanding of the immune system and is an essential component of the design and implementation of improved immunization strategies.

Dioptric Formula For Combined Cylindrical Lenses: Applicable For All Angular Deviations Of Their Axes (1888) is a book written by Charles Frederick Prentice. The book focuses on the dioptric formula for combined cylindrical lenses, which is applicable...

There are many unsolved problems in the study of cancer screening: how to estimate key parameters involved in screening exams, such as screening sensitivity; how to estimate distribution of lead time; how to evaluate the long-term effects of screening,...

For radiation oncologists and physicists who want an authoritative overview of emerging developments in the field, as well as clear direction on the utilization of this new technology in clinical practice, this reference provides in-depth descriptions of...

Recent developments with novel systemic drugs, palliative surgical techniques and diagnostic imaging have given hope for the treatment of patients whose breast cancer has spread beyond its primary tumour. Written by a team from leading cancer centers in...

First Published in 1988, this book offers a full, comprehensive guide into the relationship between macrophages and Cancer. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes and references this book serves as a useful reference for Students...

Question: Does the world really need another breast cancer memoir?Answer: Probably not.But writing is the only way Carolyn Redman knew how to process a heartbreaking breast cancer diagnosis and the year-long treatments that ensued. These honest,...

From Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital resident and Attending radiologists | For general radiologists, residents, and students. Over 100 trials included. A new addition to 2 Minute Medicine's The Classics Series™...

With The Scottish Nurses In Roumania (1918) is a book written by Yvonne Alice Gertrude Fitzroy. The book is a first-hand account of the author's experiences as a nurse during World War I in Roumania (modern-day Romania). Fitzroy was a member of the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...