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Landmarks in the history of cancer / Steven I. Hajdu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hajdu, Steven I., 1932- author.
- Series:
- Cancer etiology, diagnosis, and treatments.
- Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer--History.
- Cancer.
- Oncology--History.
- Oncology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (372 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2023]
- Summary:
- "This book is designed to demonstrate how we got to where we are today in oncology. The book is written for men and women who care for cancer patients, oncologists, professors and teachers of medical students, nurses, medical technologists, and those who are interested in cancer"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Greco-Roman Medicine
- Arabic Medicine
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- The Genesis of Cancer and Case Reports
- Autopsies and Gross Dissections
- Microscopy and Cellular Pathology
- The Beginning of Radical Surgery
- The Beginning of Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Therapy
- The Beginning of Surgical Pathology and Cancer Research
- The Beginning of Cytopathology and Single Agent Chemotherapy
- The Beginning of Multiagent Chemotherapy and Limited Surgery .
- Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Combination Therapy: Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy, and Immunotherapy
- Momentous Events in Living Memory.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hajdu, Steven I. Landmarks in the History of Cancer
- ISBN:
- 979-88-86978-93-3
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