Therapeutic revolution :: the history of medical oncology from early days to the creation of the subspecialty /

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. Ther...

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1. Verfasser: Band, Pierre R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Shāriqah, United Arab Emirates ; Oak Park, Illinois ; Bussum, Netherlands : Bentham Science Publishers, [2014]
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
ISBN:9781608058143
160805814X