Therapeutic revolution : the history of medical oncology from early days to the creation of the subspecialty / / authored by Pierre R. Band

• Autore: Band Pierre R.
• Pubblicazione: Shāriqah, United Arab Emirates ; ; Oak Park, Illinois ; ; Bussum, Netherlands : , : Bentham Science Publishers, , [2014]; ©[2014]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 615
• Soggetto topico: Therapeutics - History; Cancer; Oncology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Therapeutic revolution
• ISBN: 1-60805-814-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465324103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II