03123nam 22006854a 450 991045147260332120200520144314.01-280-84585-697866108458590-19-974824-11-4294-5923-9(CKB)1000000000471467(EBL)2012824(OCoLC)923712716(SSID)ssj0000153184(PQKBManifestationID)11147421(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153184(PQKBWorkID)10391781(PQKB)11249681(MiAaPQ)EBC2012824(Au-PeEL)EBL2012824(CaPaEBR)ebr10375120(CaONFJC)MIL84585(EXLCZ)99100000000047146720051228d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFalse hope[electronic resource] bone marrow transplantation for breast cancer /Richard A. Rettig ... [et al.]Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (368 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-518776-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-341) and index.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.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 goBreastCancerChemotherapyUnited StatesHistoryBone marrowTransplantationUnited StatesHistoryAutotransplantationUnited StatesHistoryBreastCancerChemotherapyComplicationsBone marrowTransplantationComplicationsAutotransplantationComplicationsElectronic books.BreastCancerChemotherapyHistory.Bone marrowTransplantationHistory.AutotransplantationHistory.BreastCancerChemotherapyComplications.Bone marrowTransplantationComplications.AutotransplantationComplications.616.99/449061Rettig Richard A869711MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451472603321False hope1941788UNINA