Understanding cancer therapies / Helen S.L. Chan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chan, Helen S. L.

Series:

Understanding health and sickness series.

Understanding health and sickness series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Treatment--Popular works.

Cancer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007.

Summary:

Cancer is one of the world's most dreaded diseases. Yet the past two decades have seen major revolutions in cancer therapy and steadily growing hopes for a cure. This book, written in easily understood language, provides an extensive look at the way medical professionals are treating the disease today. Chapters provide: Rationale and principles integral to disease management; Biological basis for different therapies; Explanations of the protocols behind radiation, chemotherapy, drug treatments, and surgery; Logic behind therapies chosen for such different kinds of cancer as leukemia, lymphoma,

Contents:

Introduction

Overview on cancer therapies

How cancer therapy is determined

How chemotherapy works

Surgical oncology

Radiation therapy

Biologic and other therapies

Therapies for childhood cancer

Therapies for cancer in adults

Search for cures.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-01812-8

9786613018120

1-60473-951-7

OCLC:

723943634