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Cancer Simply Explained : What is Cancer and What Can We Do About It? / by Visar Vela, Besmira Sabani, Günther Spahn.
Springer Nature - Springer Medicine (R0) eBooks 2025 English International Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vela, Visar., Author.
- Sabani, Besmira., Author.
- Spahn, Günther., Author.
- Series:
- Medicine Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer.
- Oncology.
- Cancer--Treatment.
- Cancer--Prevention.
- Cancer--Genetic aspects.
- Cancer Biology.
- Cancer Therapy.
- Cancer Prevention.
- Cancers.
- Cancer Genetics and Genomics.
- Local Subjects:
- Cancer Biology.
- Oncology.
- Cancer Therapy.
- Cancer Prevention.
- Cancers.
- Cancer Genetics and Genomics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XXVI, 267 p. 100 illus., 98 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.
- Summary:
- Cancer is one of the most feared diseases worldwide, affecting anyone. But what if you were better equipped with sound scientific knowledge to understand, prevent, detect, and treat cancer? This book provides all the essential information on the causes, prevention, and treatment of cancer in an easily understandable manner. It maintains medical precision while explaining in simple terms and uses illustrative comparisons. By employing real-world analogies not found in any other cancer book, complex topics are made accessible. Visually appealing, it combines informative content with visual aids to facilitate understanding Whether you are a patient, survivor, or just interested, this book offers valuable information to better understand and manage cancer.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Cell and Cancer
- Chapter 2. How Cancer Develops
- Chapter 3. Cancer Screening
- Chapter 4. Diagnosing Cancer
- Chapter 5. The Psychological Impact of Cancer
- Chapter 6. Cancer Therapies
- Chapter 7. I Survived, What’s Next?
- Chapter 8. Nutrition for Cancer Prevention and Therapy
- Chapter 9. Physical Activity and Cancer.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 3-031-84297-9
- OCLC:
- 1516250928
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