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Autore |
Band Pierre R. |
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Titolo |
Therapeutic revolution : the history of medical oncology from early days to the creation of the subspecialty / / authored by Pierre R. Band |
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Shāriqah, United Arab Emirates ; ; Oak Park, Illinois ; ; Bussum, Netherlands : , : Bentham Science Publishers, , [2014] |
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©[2014] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Therapeutics - History |
Cancer |
Oncology |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; TItle; EUL; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Epilogue; Name Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Cancer is a disease responsible for several million annual deaths among humans, worldwide. However, advances in healthcare - which include breakthroughs in science and medicine as well as access to medical treatment - have improved the survival rate of cancer patients over the last few decades. Therapeutic Revolution relates the story of one of the great scientific tales of the twentieth century: how the field of medical oncology was created and its development owing to medical and scientific breakthroughs. The book unfolds the pre-clinical and clinical concepts and innovations that led to the |
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