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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120171
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Publication Date
2014
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Genetic Testing
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Decision Making
Women's Health
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780472052196
9780472120352
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=832344
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Ovarian cancer risk-reducing surgery : a decision-making resource

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15456
Daly, Mary B, Cherry, Carol. Philadelphia, PA: Fox Chase Cancer Center , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 O96 2006
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Daly, Mary B
Cherry, Carol
Corporate Author
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
140 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Ovarian Neoplasms - surgery
Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics
Ovarian Neoplasms - etiology
Genetic Counseling
Risk Assessment
Decision Making
Ovarian Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP322 O96 2006
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http://landing.foxchase.org/mobile/rap-book/Ovarian-Cancer-Risk-Reducing-Surgery.html
https://www.foxchase.org/cancer-care-services/prevention-screening/risk-assessment/inherited-cancer/ovarian-cancer-inherited

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Genetics for health professionals in cancer care : from principles to practice

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120585
Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents:; Section 1 Putting cancer genetics into context -- Section 2 Cancer genetics: the basics -- Section 3 Genetics of specific cancers -- Section 4 Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk -- Section 5 Early detection of hereditary cancer -- Section 6 Reducing the risk of cancer…
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Editor
Jacobs, Chris
Patricia Webb
Robinson, Lorraine
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2014
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Genetics, Medical
Genetic Counseling
Abstract
Table of Contents:
Section 1 Putting cancer genetics into context -- Section 2 Cancer genetics: the basics -- Section 3 Genetics of specific cancers -- Section 4 Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk -- Section 5 Early detection of hereditary cancer -- Section 6 Reducing the risk of cancer -- Section 7 Managing hereditary cancer -- Section 8 Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer -- Section 9 Managing cancer family history in primary, secondary and palliative care.
ISBN
9780199672844
9780191653490
9780191653483
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Decisions, decisions : family doctors as gatekeepers to prescription drugs and diagnostic imaging in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19738
Health Council of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Health Council of Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W84 D294 2010
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Corporate Author
Health Council of Canada
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Health Council of Canada
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
46 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Physicians, Family
Delivery of Health Care
Primary Health Care
Prescription Drugs
Diagnostic Imaging
Physician's Practice Patterns
Decision Making
Canada
ISBN
9781897463819
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Call Number
W84 D294 2010
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http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2011/ccs-hcc/H174-19-2010-eng.pdf
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Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel : end-of-life decision making : report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20773
Schüklenk, Udo. [Ottawa, ON]: Royal Society of Canada , 2011.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Schüklenk, Udo
Corporate Author
Royal Society of Canada
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Royal Society of Canada
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Terminal Care
Palliative Care
Advance Care Planning
Decision Making
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://rsc-src.ca/en/expert-panels/rsc-reports/end-life-decision-making
http://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/RSCEndofLifeReport2011_EN_Formatted_FINAL.pdf
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Adaptive oncogenesis : a new understanding of how cancer evolves inside us

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121345
DeGregori, James. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Table of contents:; The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -…
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Author
DeGregori, James
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication Date
2018
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Carcinogenesis
Neoplastic Processes
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - genetics
Abstract
Table of contents:
The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -- Limiting somatic evolution in youth -- Changing adaptive landscapes with aging -- Changing adaptive landscapes with carcinogenic exposures -- Tissue architecture and tumor suppression -- Peto?s paradox -- Prolonging tissue maintenance to delay aging and cancer -- Understanding clinical data from an evolutionary perspective -- The causes of cancer in early childhood -- Evolution-informed strategies to combat cancer -- A new framework for understanding and controlling cancer.
ISBN
9780674545397
9780674985964
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15477
Jonsen, Albert R, Siegler, Mark, Winslade, William J. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc. , 2006. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB60 J81 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Jonsen, Albert R
Siegler, Mark
Winslade, William J
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Ethics, Clinical
Bioethical Issues
Patient Participation
Decision Making
Ethical Analysis - methods
Quality of Life
ISBN
0071441999
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WB60 J81 2006
Website Notes
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Decision making for late-phase recovery from major nuclear or radiological incidents : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113837
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2014.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xix, 488 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Ebrary books
NCRP report ; no. 175
Subjects
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Radioactive Hazard Release
Decision Making
Disaster Planning - methods
Radiation Protection - methods
Radioactive Fallout
Guideline
United States
ISBN
9780983545057
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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International Agency for Research on Cancer : biennial report 2010-2011

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20496
International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2010.
Audience
Professional
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Alternate Title
IARC biennial report 2010-2011
Biennial report 2010-2011
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Research
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health
ISBN
9789283204275
ISSN
0250-8613
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/breport/
http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/breport/breport1011/index.php
http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/breport/breport1011/breport1011.pdf
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International Agency for Research on Cancer : biennial report 2008-2009

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20497
International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2009.
Audience
Professional
More Information
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Alternate Title
IARC biennial report 2008-2009
Biennial report 2008-2009
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2009
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Research
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health
ISBN
9789283204251
ISSN
0250-8613
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/breport/
http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/breport/breport0809/index.php
http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/breport/breport0809/breport0809.pdf
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International Agency for Research on Cancer : biennial report 2012-2013

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21541
International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2013.
Audience
Professional
More Information
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Alternate Title
IARC biennial report 2012-2013
Biennial report 2012-2013
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Research
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health
ISBN
978928320430-5
ISSN
0250-8613
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/breport/breport1213/index.php
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International Agency for Research on Cancer : biennial report 2006-2007

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16488
International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 I62b 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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  1 read online  
Alternate Title
IARC biennial report 2006-2007
Biennial report 2006-2007
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xvi, 77 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Research
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health
ISBN
9789283210924
ISSN
0250-8613
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 I62b 2007
Website Notes
URL links to the most recent reports.
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http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/breport/index.php

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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World cancer report 2014

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21520
Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 W927k 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Chapter 6.1 includes National cancer control programs by Simon B. Sutcliffe and Cancer control in Canada: challenges and strategies in a high-income country.
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Editor
Stewart, Bernard W
Wild, Christopher P
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xiv, 630 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms by Site
World Health
Statistics
Abstract
Chapter 6.1 includes National cancer control programs by Simon B. Sutcliffe and Cancer control in Canada: challenges and strategies in a high-income country.
ISBN
9789283204299
9283204298
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 W927k 2014
Website Notes
Table of contents and ordering information.
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http://publications.iarc.fr/Non-Series-Publications/World-Cancer-Reports/World-Cancer-Report-2014
http://apps.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?codlan=1&codcol=76&codcch=31&content=1

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Cancer genetics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19787
Huntsman, David. New York, NY: Springer , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 C216p 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Huntsman, David
Editor
Pasche, Boris
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xii, 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Cancer treatment and research 155
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
ISBN
9781441960320
1441960325
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 C216p 2010
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-1-4419-6032-0/#section=710678&page=1

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Chemicals, industrial processes and industries associated with cancer in humans

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13997
International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 1982.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 I585 1982 Suppl 4
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
1982
Series
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans suppl 4
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Carcinogens
ISBN
9283214064
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 I585 1982 Suppl 4
Read Online
http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/suppl4/index.php
http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/suppl4/Suppl4.pdf

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Rethinking cancer : a new paradigm for the postgenomics era

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123237
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Summary:; "Steps toward an explanatory paradigm for cancer that integrates its different levels of organization (molecular, genetic, etc.) and also integrates theoretical and experimental biology with oncology"-- Provided by publisher.
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Editor
Strauss,Bernhard
Bertolaso, Marta
Ernberg, Ingemar
Bissell, Mina J.
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
MIT Press
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Vienna series in theoretical biology
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - therapy
Abstract
Summary:
"Steps toward an explanatory paradigm for cancer that integrates its different levels of organization (molecular, genetic, etc.) and also integrates theoretical and experimental biology with oncology"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780262045216
9780262362085
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Molecular biology of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18469
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Introduction by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; The Burden of cancer by William Steward and Anne Thomas; Nature and nurture in oncogenesis by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; DNA replication and the cell cycle by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; Regulation of growth : growth factors, receptors, an…
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Editor
Pelengaris, Stella.
Khan, Michael
Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Date
2009
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Molecular Biology
Abstract
Introduction by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan
The Burden of cancer by William Steward and Anne Thomas
Nature and nurture in oncogenesis by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan
DNA replication and the cell cycle by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan
Regulation of growth : growth factors, receptors, and signaling pathways by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan
Oncogenes by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan
Tumor suppressor genes by Martine Roussel
Apoptosis by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan
Telomeres and senescence by Maria Blasco and Mike Khan
Genetic instability, chromosomes, and repair by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan
Cancer is more than a genetic condition by Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan
Cell?matrix adhesion, cell?cell interactions, and malignancy by Charles Streuli
Tumor immunity and immunotherapy by Cassian Yee
Angiogenesis by David T. Shima and Christiana Ruhrberg
Diagnosis of cancer by Anne Thomas and William Steward
Treatment of cancer : chemotherapy and radiotherapy by A.L. Thomas, R.A. Sharma, and W.P. Steward
Caring for the cancer patient by Nicky Rudd and Esther Waterhouse
Genomics and proteomics in cancer research and diagnosis by Norbert C.J. de Wit.
ISBN
9781444309089 (e-ISBN)
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Principles of cancer genetics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125338
Bunz, Fred. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2022. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Content:; 1: The Genetic Basis of Cancer -- 2: Oncogenes -- 3: Tumor Suppressor Genes -- 4: Genetic Instability and Cancer -- 5: Cancer Genomes -- 6: Cancer Gene Pathways -- 7: Cancer and the Immune System -- 8: Common Cancers and Their Genetic Alterations -- 9: Cancer Detection and Prognostication…
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Author
Bunz, Fred
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Genomics
Oncogenes
Abstract
Content:
1: The Genetic Basis of Cancer -- 2: Oncogenes -- 3: Tumor Suppressor Genes -- 4: Genetic Instability and Cancer -- 5: Cancer Genomes -- 6: Cancer Gene Pathways -- 7: Cancer and the Immune System -- 8: Common Cancers and Their Genetic Alterations -- 9: Cancer Detection and Prognostication -- 10: Cancer Therapy
ISBN
9783030993870
9783030993863
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Cancer syndromes

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20718
[Bethesda, MD]: National Center for Biotechnology Information (US) , 2009.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Editor
Riegert-Johnson, Douglas L
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Center for Biotechnology Information (US)
Publication Date
2009
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1825/
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Therapeutic progress in oncology : towards a revolution in cancer therapy?

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123032
Barbet, Jacques, Foucquier, Adrien, Thomas, Yves. London, UK | Hoboken, NJ: ISTE Ltd | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2020.
Audience
Professional
The combined effects of population growth and aging have led to an increase in the number of cancers. Preventing, diagnosing, treating and curing cancer are therefore, more than ever, imperatives facing medicine ? especially to continue the decrease in cancers' mortality rates and to improve the qu…
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Author
Barbet, Jacques
Foucquier, Adrien
Thomas, Yves
Place of Publication
London, UK
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
ISTE Ltd
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Health engineering and society series. Health and patients set ; volume 2
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - genetics
Immunotherapy - trends
Abstract
The combined effects of population growth and aging have led to an increase in the number of cancers. Preventing, diagnosing, treating and curing cancer are therefore, more than ever, imperatives facing medicine ? especially to continue the decrease in cancers' mortality rates and to improve the quality of survival.
Over time, the classic modes of treatment (surgery, external beam radiotherapy, chemotherapy) have become more refined and efficient. From the beginning of this century, new therapeutic options have been developed: targeted cancer therapy, targeted radionuclide therapy and immunologic therapies based on monoclonal antibodies, cellular therapy and vaccinations. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are also being introduced to the field of oncology.
Starting with the basic scientific principles relevant to oncology, this book explains and makes these concepts and innovations accessible to a wide audience ? especially in the interest of patients. It also contributes to the oncological field of 4P medicine ? with 4P standing for predictive, preventive, personalized and participative.- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9781786304933
9781119706861
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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