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Pointers to Cancer Prognosis
Basil A. . Ed(S): Stoll
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Description for Pointers to Cancer Prognosis
Paperback. Editor(s): Stoll, Basil A. Series: Developments in Oncology. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
The last 30 years have seen little improvement in the age-adjusted mortality rates for most common types of cancer, and until we develop more effective and less damaging treatment modalities for these tumours, selection of each patient's treatment must depend on prognostic pointers. These lead to a calculated trade off between our estimate of likely benefit to the patient, as against cost in terms of quality of life. But changes have occurred recently in our understanding of the traditional prognostic pointers used for selecting such individualised treatment. First, it is increasingly recognised that the stage at which a tumour presents ... Read more
The last 30 years have seen little improvement in the age-adjusted mortality rates for most common types of cancer, and until we develop more effective and less damaging treatment modalities for these tumours, selection of each patient's treatment must depend on prognostic pointers. These lead to a calculated trade off between our estimate of likely benefit to the patient, as against cost in terms of quality of life. But changes have occurred recently in our understanding of the traditional prognostic pointers used for selecting such individualised treatment. First, it is increasingly recognised that the stage at which a tumour presents ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Oncology
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780898388763
SKU
V9780898388763
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99-15
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