In this valuable new book, an expert in general practice and an expert in oncology have brought together their different and complementary experiences to provide primary care teams with an up to date review of the management of patients with cancer. The layout of the book allows…
Explores the diverse ways in which hope and other positive emotions influence the healing process, drawing on real-life experiences to analyze the biology of hope, as well as its benefits and limits.
Explores the diverse ways in which hope and other positive emotions influence the healing process, drawing on real-life experiences to analyze the biology of hope, as well as its benefits and limits.
A dramatic study of a new species of scientific revolution, this book combines a detailed ethnography of scientific thought, and in-depth account of science practiced and produced, a history of one branch of science as it entered the limelight, and a view of the impact of new ge…
Since the publication of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Cancer, an amazing amount of new information has been disseminated in the field of cancer research. This second edition strives to capture the advances occurring in the etiology, prevention, and treatment of cance…
Since the publication of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Cancer, an amazing amount of new information has been disseminated in the field of cancer research. This second edition strives to capture the advances occurring in the etiology, prevention, and treatment of cance…
Principles and practice of radiation therapy
Learn everything you need to know about radiation therapy with the only comprehensive text written for radiation therapy students by radiation therapists. This book is designed to help you understand cancer management, improve clinical techniques for delivering doses of radiatio…
The past two decades have seen great progress in the study and treatment of head and neck cancer: increased knowledge of genetic and epidemiological factors, refinement of the tools of diagnosis, greater understanding of clinico-pathological correlation, and recent advances in r…
Radiation oncology management decisions
Stories of cancer are full of monster and marvels; the monstrousness of the disease and the treatments, the marvels of the cures and the saved lives. Still one of the most dreaded diseases to haunt our imaginations, cancer is more than an illness - it is a cultural phenomenon. P…