Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
This extensively revised second edition is a unique and portable handbook focusing on clinical trials in surgery. It includes new educational materials addressing the rapid evolution of novel research methodologies in basic science, clinical and educational research. The underlying principles of cl…
Contents:; Historical Evolution of the Role of Nutrition in Cancer -- Cancer Metabolism and Nutrition -- Precision Oncology and Nutrition -- Phytonutrients and Cancer -- Nutrition and Immune Function -- Personalized Nutrition and Cancer -- Epidemiology of Nutrition, Diet, and Cancer Risk -- Oxidant…
"The majority of cancer-related deaths are associated with nutritional problems. The major role that nutrition and diet play in the development and course of cancer had only been recently appreciated, and relatively little had been written on the topic in general. A critical component of nutrition …
Contents:; 1. Introduction to Transgender Medicine -- 2. Mental Health Care for the Adult Transgender Patient -- 3. Mental Health Care for the Child and Adolescent Transgender Patient -- 4. Disorders of Sex Development and Intersex Patients -- 5. Hormone Treatment for the Adult Transgender Patient …
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Contents:; 1. Cancer epidemiology -- 2. Molecular and therapeutic bases of cancer -- 3. Macro and micronutrients in cancer prevention and treatment -- 4. Phytochemicals in cancer treatment -- 5. Medicinal plants as potential functional foods or resources for obtaining metabolites with anticancer ac…
Contents:; Part I: Background and Assessment of Cancer Pain, History and Epidemiology of Cancer Pain -- Cancer Pain Syndromes -- Cancer Treatment-Related Pain -- Cancer Pain Management: A European perspective -- Pain in the Cancer Survivor -- Part II: Pharmacologic Therapies, Opioid therapy in canc…
"Sarcomas: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Management provides relevant information to trainees, oncologists who would like to learn more about sarcomas, and even experienced sarcoma oncologists. This book is designed to allow the reader to not only learn the latest information about sarcoma diagnosis…
Content:; Current scenario of breast cancer in India -- Applied anatomy for breast cancer -- Applied physiology for breast cancer -- Aetiopathogenesis and prevention of breast cancer -- Classification of breast cancer -- Approach to a new suspected patient of of breast cancer, including diagnostic …
This book explores the concept of prehabilitation to great depths using all possible modes of prehabilitation across surgical specialities. Prehabilitation is a unique concept that is becoming popular day-by-day. It began from the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program and has found importa…