At the end of the Second World War, a diagnosis of cancer was a death sentence. Sixty years later, it is considered a chronic disease rather than one that is invariably fatal. Although survival rates have improved, the very word continues to evoke a special terror and guilt, inspiring scientists and politicians to wage war [...]
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Multimodality Treatment Of Lung Cancer (Lung Biology In Health And Disease)
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Presents the treatment and management of lung cancer and evaluation and assessment procedures of small-cell and non-small-cell lung cancers. For clinicians and researchers. Includes more than 1,000 tables, references, photographs, micrographs, X rays, and drawings. Price: $229.95 Click here to buy from Amazon
Cancer-Gate: How To Win The Losing Cancer War (Policy, Politics, Health And Medicine) (Policy, Politics, Health And Medicine Series, Vicente Navarro, Series)
Award-winning author, Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., whose 1978 book The Politics of Cancer shook the political establishment by showing how the federal government had been corrupted by industrial polluters, has written a book that is sure to be of equal consequence. Cancer-Gate: How to Win the Losing Cancer War is a groundbreaking new book. It [...]
Surviving Prostate Cancer Together: In Sickness And In Health
In Sickness and in Health: Surviving Prostate Cancer Together is the most detailed and multifaceted account of the impact of prostate cancer and subsequent treatment yet written by a spouse. Due to the sexual nature of prostate cancer, it may affect relationships and intimacy more than many other cancers. Gervais writes written from a woman’s [...]
Cracking The Cancer Code: The Secret To Transforming Your Health From Inside Out
Blending cutting-edge scientific research with useful messages about personal responsibility and prosperity, Cracking the Cancer Code is a groundbreaking handbook which will help you understand and apply the principals of abundant health. Dr. Matthew J. Loop provides a brief overview of the nature and causes of cancer while discussing its common treatments, then elaborates on [...]
Cancer Sourcebook For Women (Health Reference Series)
Statistically, cancers in women have about a 50 percent cure rate. With early detection and treatment, the rate dramatically increases to about a 90 percent cure rate. The new edition of Cancer Sourcebook for Women provides updated information on the types of cancer that occur in women. It includes general information and statistics and descriptions [...]
Cancer Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Major Forms And Stages Of Cancer, Featuring Facts About Primary And Secondary Tumors Of The Respiratory (Health Reference Series)
The new third edition of Cancer Sourcebook updates information concerning this important topic and its treatments. The book provides clear, concise, and reliable facts from government agencies and professional organizations and offers descriptions of the major forms and stages of different cancers. It contains up-to-date information about treatments, side effects, alternative therapies, clinical trials, and [...]
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Exposure To Asbestos, A Dangerous Health Risk!
Since 2005, awareness of exposure to asbestos is increasing. The exposure to asbestos fibers can cause severe illness, including the malevolent lung cancer which is formally called mesothelioma. In this disease, cells of the mesothelium happen to irregular and split without any order. It then damages the nearby tissues and organs. The element asbestos occurs [...]
A Guide To Survivorship For Women With Ovarian Cancer (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
This comprehensive guide to ovarian cancer offers a wealth of information to ease the physical, emotional, and psychic suffering of women with the disease. The authors — two Johns Hopkins gynecologic oncologists and a gynecologic-oncology clinical nurse — put particular emphasis on the concept of “survivorship,” or living life well in the face of daunting [...]
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Oxygen Healing Therapies: For Optimum Health & Vitality Bio-Oxidative Therapies For Treating Immune Disorders : Candida, Cancer, Heart, Skin, Circul
Scientists now recognize that most disease states-including heart disease, cancer, immune disorders, and infections related to AIDS-may be caused by oxygen starvation at the cellular level. Sometimes breathing isn’t enough, and Oxygen Healing Therapies explains how new oxygen therapies can help restore oxygen at the cellular level for optimum health and longevity. The author assembles [...]