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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RettigRichard A
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: False hope
• ISBN: 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.: 9910451472603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II