{"product_id":"9781604739510","title":"Understanding Cancer Therapies","description":"\u003cp\u003eCancer is one of the world's most dreaded diseases. Yet the past two decades have seen major revolutions in cancer therapy and steadily growing hopes for a cure. This book, written in easily understood language, provides an extensive look at the way medical professionals are treating the disease today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters provide: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRationale and principles integral to disease management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiological basis for different therapies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplanations of the protocols behind radiation, chemotherapy, drug treatments, and surgery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLogic behind therapies chosen for such different kinds of cancer as leukemia, lymphoma, retinoblastoma, hepatoblastoma, germ-cell tumors, soft-tissue and bone sarcomas, among others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformation on the most current procedures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFurther reading and resources for patients and families\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters on clinical practice discuss the differing approaches to cancer in adults and in children. The book closes with a survey of some of the most experimental therapies and the status of the search for a cure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen S. L. Chan, M.D., of Toronto, Canada, is a staff hematologist\/oncologist and professor at the University of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Clinical Oncology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCancer Research\u003c\/i\u003e, and other periodicals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157164409072,"sku":"9781604739510","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781604739510_p0.jpg?v=1763830596","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781604739510","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}