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Autore |
Villalobos Alice |
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Titolo |
Canine and feline geriatric oncology : honoring the human-animal bond / / Alice Villalobos with Laurie Kaplan |
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Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018 |
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©2018 |
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ISBN |
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1-119-29044-9 |
1-119-29040-6 |
1-119-29046-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (496 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dogs - Diseases |
Cats - Diseases |
Cancer in animals |
Veterinary geriatrics |
Veterinary oncology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Molecular biology of cancer and aging -- Caring for geriatric cancer patients : the concept of pawspice and what is needed aside from medical care -- The warning signs of cancer in geriatric pets -- Basic types of cancer and their biological behavior -- Generating the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer in geriatric pets -- Treating cancer in geriatric pets -- Principles and philosophic perspective -- The role of surgery in cancer management -- Chemotherapy in the management of geriatric cancer -- Adverse effects of cancer therapy in geriatric pets -- The role of radiation therapy in cancer management -- Immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, and gene therapy -- Chemoprevention and immunonutrition -- Integrative and alternative medicine -- Electroporation and electrochemotherapy -- Pain control for the geriatric cancer patient -- Decision making with advanced and recurrent cancer in the geriatric patient -- When and how to decide that a geriatric cancer patient is terminal -- Palliative care : end of life |
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