False hope : bone marrow transplantation for breast cancer / / Richard A. Rettig ... [et al.]
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| Titolo: |
False hope : bone marrow transplantation for breast cancer / / Richard A. Rettig ... [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.99/449061 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Altri autori: |
RettigRichard A
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| Note generali: | Formerly CIP. |
| Previously issued in print: 2007. | |
| 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 -- Denouement -- Values in conflict. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In the late 1990s, a promising new treatment for breast cancer emerged: high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation or HDC/ABMT. This text tells of the rise and demise of HDC/ABMT for metastatic and early stage breast cancer. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | False hope |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770665-7 |
| 1-280-84585-6 | |
| 9786610845859 | |
| 0-19-974824-1 | |
| 1-4294-5923-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810897503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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