1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451472603321

Titolo

False hope [[electronic resource] ] : bone marrow transplantation for breast cancer / / Richard A. Rettig ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-280-84585-6

9786610845859

0-19-974824-1

1-4294-5923-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RettigRichard A

Disciplina

616.99/449061

Soggetti

Breast - Cancer - Chemotherapy - United States - History

Bone marrow - Transplantation - United States - History

Autotransplantation - United States - History

Breast - Cancer - Chemotherapy - Complications

Bone marrow - Transplantation - Complications

Autotransplantation - Complications

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-341) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Breast cancer patients and the emergence of a treatment -- Jumping the gun -- Court trials -- Litigation strategies -- Entrepreneurial oncology -- Government mandates -- Technology assessments -- Clinical trials -- Dénouement -- Values in conflict.

Sommario/riassunto

In the late 1980's, a promising new treatment for breast cancer emerged: high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation or HDC/ABMT. By the 1990's, it had burst upon the oncology scene and disseminated rapidly before having been carefully evaluated. By the time published studies showed that the procedure was ineffective, more than 30,000 women had received the treatment, shortening their lives and adding to their suffering. This book tells of the rise and demise of HDC/ABMT for metastatic and early stage breast cancer, and fully explores the story's implications, which go



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816774903321

Autore

Abraham Akampurira

Titolo

Sustainable development and the environment : an aspect of development / / Akampurira Abraham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014

©2013

ISBN

3-95489-653-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (50 p.)

Disciplina

338.9270943

Soggetti

Sustainable development - Germany

Environmental policy - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Sustainable Development and the Environment: An Aspect of Development; Table of Contents; Chapter one; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 Purpose of the study; 1.3. Definitions; 1.4 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; Chapter two; 2.1 Causes of environmental degradation; Chapter three; 3.0 Impact of environment Mismanagement; Chapter four; Environmental Management; 4.1 Sustainable agriculture; 4.2 Mixed Farming; 4.3. Multiple Cropping; 4.4. Water management; 4.5 Management of forest resources; 4.6 Improved health for a sustainable development; 4.7. Environmental management: principles from quantum theory

4.8. Other parameters for sustainable developmentChapter Five; 5.0 Recommendations; Chapter six; 6.0 Conclusion; Acronyms; References

Sommario/riassunto

The survival of man depends on the physical environment. The use of the environment has increased in order to satisfy the needs of men. Therefore, human negligence and collective actions for economic gains have put the environment at a disadvantage.Many of the natural ecosystems have been interfered. This has been through encroachment on forest reserves, degradation of wetlands, uncontrollable expansion of agricultural land leading to soil erosion and soil exhaustion, overgrazing and burning of grasslands leading to bear soils that are susceptible to erosion agents. A sustainable situation occ