Description
| Product ID: | 9783319233673 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CH |
| Title: | Basics of Oncology |
| Authors: | Author: Frederick O. Stephens, Karl Reinhard Aigner |
| Page Count: | 389 |
| Subjects: | General practice / Family medicine, General practice, Oncology, Nursing, Oncology, Nursing |
| Description: | This book provides an easily understood and general overview of the basic medical, scientific, and clinical aspects of cancer. The reader will acquire a clear understanding of how and why people develop cancer, how the body reacts to cancer, what can be done to prevent the disease, and how the various cancers are best diagnosed and treated. This book provides an easily understood and general overview of the basic medical, scientific, and clinical aspects of cancer. Causes, pathology, clinical features, diagnostic investigations, treatments, and outcomes are all carefully explained and discussed. This second edition includes a number of updates, especially concerning personalized medicine and regional chemotherapy. The reader will acquire a clear understanding of how and why people develop cancer, how the body reacts to cancer, what can be done to prevent the disease, and how the various cancers are best diagnosed and treated. Basics of Oncology will serve as a sound platform for the more detailed or specific studies that may be needed in different areas of practice. It will be invaluable for students of medicine, nurse oncologists, students of medical sciences, and other health professionals in all parts of the world. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-12-30 |
