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Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer
. Ed(S): Allen, B.j.; Harrington, Baiba V.; Moore, D. E.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Allen, B.J.; Harrington, Baiba V.; Moore, D. E. Num Pages: 668 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; PST; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Despite the many advances made in the diagnosis and therapy of cancer, the mortality rate is still about half that of the incidence rate. However, the odds are not evenly distributed. Prognosis for some cancers is good, but for others, few patients will survive 12 months. This latter group of cancers is characterised by a proclivity to disseminate malignant cells in the host organ. The degree of surgery possible may be limited by the critical nature of the organ, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy are of palliative value only. In some cases systemic metastases occur, but in other cases, failure to ... Read more
Despite the many advances made in the diagnosis and therapy of cancer, the mortality rate is still about half that of the incidence rate. However, the odds are not evenly distributed. Prognosis for some cancers is good, but for others, few patients will survive 12 months. This latter group of cancers is characterised by a proclivity to disseminate malignant cells in the host organ. The degree of surgery possible may be limited by the critical nature of the organ, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy are of palliative value only. In some cases systemic metastases occur, but in other cases, failure to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
668
Condition
New
Number of Pages
668
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461364948
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V9781461364948
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