Cancer: eBooks

Presents studies of potential mechanisms linking autoimmunity and cancer and the relationship of malignancies with autoimmune disorders.

Discusses four types of cancer: skin, lung, breast, and prostate. Describes common features and then discusses each cancer in terms of symptoms, diagnosis, causes, treatments, and future advances.

Provides coverage of the assessment and treatment of many rehabilitation issues as they uniquely affect cancer patients. Broken into four sections with 66 alphabetically arranged topics, this go-to reference addresses the key concerns in cancer rehabilitation ranging from basic principles, exercise, and therapy interventions to acupuncture, massage, and end-of-life care.

Addresses various aspects of six types of cancer: spinal cord, lung, breast, gynecological, prostate, and head and neck.

Traces the history of the study of tumor viruses and its role in driving breakthroughs in cancer research.

Provides physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and patients and their families with detailed information and advice for alleviating the suffering of cancer patients and their loved ones.

Examines public perception of cancer through stories in newspapers and magazines, social media, and popular culture, probing the evolving relationship between journalists and medical specialists and illuminating the role of women and charities that distributed medical information. Traces the origins of patient advocacy and activism from the 1920s onward, highlighting how, while doctors have lost control of messages about cancer, survivors have gained visibility and voice.

Encompasses recent evidence relating to head and neck cancer, its management, and its rehabilitation from a multidisciplinary perspective.

The author takes a revelatory inquiry into cancer prevention. In searching for answers, she meets remarkable doctors, scientists, and advocates who are upending our understanding of cancer and how to fight it, recognizing that we will never reduce cancer rates without ridding our lives of the chemicals that increasingly trigger the disease.

Using the principles of health literacy, this volume includes many new cancer therapies and describes the essential features of cancer treatments available to the general public in an engaging and stimulating manner. Provides questions and answers about the characteristics of cancer, diagnosis, classifications, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, adoptive cell therapy, new developments, and more