Cervical cancer : its causes and prevention / / Tay Sun Kuie
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| Autore: |
Kuie Tay Sun
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| Titolo: |
Cervical cancer : its causes and prevention / / Tay Sun Kuie
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| Pubblicazione: | Singapore, : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 618.97 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cervix uteri - Cancer - Diagnosis |
| Cervix uteri - Cancer - Prevention | |
| Cervix uteri - Cancer - Treatment | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; 1 Breaking The News; 2 The Origin Of Cancer; 3 The Nature Of Cervical Cancer And Pre-Cancer; 4 Sexual Habits And The Causes Of Cervical Cancer And CIN; 5 Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Cervical Cancer Development; 6 HPV and Genital Warts In Cervical Carcinogenesis; 7 Social, Dietary, Environmental and Genetic Factors In Cervical Cancer Development; 8 Strategies For Preventing Cervical Cancer I: Behavioural Modification; 9 Strategies For Preventing Cervical Cancer II: HPV Vaccination |
| 10 Strategies For Preventing Cervical Cancer III: Detection And Eradication Of CIN11 What Is A Cervical Smear?; 12 What To Do With An Abnormal Smear Test; 13 Colposcopy: Reaching A Diagnosis; 14 Treatment of CIN: The Cancer Prevention Treatment; 15 Cervical Cancer Prevention: The Achievement; 16 Alternatives to Cervical Smear in CIN and Cancer Screening; Glossary; References; About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Cervical Cancer: its causes and prevention has been revised from its first edition, with many updates on the latest developments in the treatment of this high preventable form of cancer. From information on developments of an anti- cancer vaccine, medical research and discoveries, this book serves to inform and empower women of all ages with the necessary knowledge they should have for their health and well-being. Written in a concise, informative and lively manner, case studies of real-life scenarios of cancer sufferers are also provided, making the idea and topic of cancer more relational an |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cervical cancer |
| ISBN: | 981-4484-46-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822783103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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