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The Science of Cancer Treatment
. Ed(S): Ponder, B. A. J.; Waring, Michael J.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Ponder, B. A. J.; Waring, Michael J. Series: Cancer Biology & Medicine. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
Many of the most effective treatments for disease have been discovered empir ically. Nowadays, however, we think that understanding the biology of a disease will lead us to design better treatments, and to improve the application of treatments we already have. To accomplish this, vast sums are expended on cancer research. Even so, to the casual observer of clinical oncology the proliferation of studies and trials of ever-different combinations of therapies looks like empiricism, at the best. In the first part of this book, we have asked practising clinicians in different specialities to assess the contributions of biology and of ... Read more
Many of the most effective treatments for disease have been discovered empir ically. Nowadays, however, we think that understanding the biology of a disease will lead us to design better treatments, and to improve the application of treatments we already have. To accomplish this, vast sums are expended on cancer research. Even so, to the casual observer of clinical oncology the proliferation of studies and trials of ever-different combinations of therapies looks like empiricism, at the best. In the first part of this book, we have asked practising clinicians in different specialities to assess the contributions of biology and of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Cancer Biology & Medicine
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401068048
SKU
V9789401068048
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