Download or read book Treatment of Early Breast Cancer Worldwide evidence 1985 1990 written by Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the evidence from nearly 100 clinical trials in early breast cancer and presents conclusions aimed at helping all clinicians who treat women with this disease to select the best available therapy. Early breast cancer is diagnosed in several hundreds of thousands of women each year. If some widely practicable treatment could produce even a moderate reduction in the risk of death from the disease, this might avoid 10,000 deaths in a year and the unique world-wide collaboration of the EBCTCG has shown that this can be achieved.
Download or read book Treatment of Early Breast Cancer written by Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment of Early Breast Cancer written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment of Early Breast Cancer written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment of Early Breast Cancer Worldwide evidence 1985 1990 written by Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the evidence from nearly 100 clinical trials in early breast cancer and presents conclusions that will help all clinicians who treat women with this disease to select the best available therapy. If some widely practicable treatment could produce even a moderate reduction in the risk of death from the disease, 10,000 deaths per year might be avoided. The worldwide collaboration of the EBCTCG demonstrates that this assertion can be turned into reality. The trials reviewed in this first report involve about 40,000 women with an average follow-up of three years. The treatment of early breast cancer with tamoxifen, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and ovarian ablation is investigated and the effect of these therapies on mortality and recurrence is reported. A further self-contained volume reviewing 300 randomized trials with a follow-up of six years will be published early in 1991.
Download or read book Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women with Breast Cancer written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-03-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women with Breast Cancer, the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine examines the psychosocial consequences of the cancer experience. The book focuses specifically on breast cancer in women because this group has the largest survivor population (over 2 million) and this disease is the most extensively studied cancer from the standpoint of psychosocial effects. The book characterizes the psychosocial consequences of a diagnosis of breast cancer, describes psychosocial services and how they are delivered, and evaluates their effectiveness. It assesses the status of professional education and training and applied clinical and health services research and proposes policies to improve the quality of care and quality of life for women with breast cancer and their families. Because cancer of the breast is likely a good model for cancer at other sites, recommendations for this cancer should be applicable to the psychosocial care provided generally to individuals with cancer. For breast cancer, and indeed probably for any cancer, the report finds that psychosocial services can provide significant benefits in quality of life and success in coping with serious and life-threatening disease for patients and their families.
Download or read book Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer written by I. Craig Henderson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The results of randomized trials evaluating the use of early or adjuvant systemic treatment for patients with resectable breast cancer provide an eloquent rebuttal to those who would argue that we have made no progress in the treatment of cancer. Many of the tumors that we have been most successful in curing with chemotherapy and other newer forms of treatment are relatively uncommon. In contrast, breast cancer continues to be the single most common malignancy among women in the western world, is increasingly a cause of death throughout Asia and Third-World countries, and remains one of the most substantial causes of cancer mortality world wide. The use of mammography as a means of early detection has been shown to reduce breast cancer mortality by 25-35% among those popu lations in which it is utilized. The use of adjuvant systemic treatment in appropriate patients provides a similar (and additional) reduction in breast cancer mortality. Few subjects have been so systematically studied in the history of medicine, and it seems fair to conclude that the value to adjuvant systemic therapy in prolonging the lives of women with breast cancer is more firmly supported by empirical evidence than even the more conventional or primary treatments using various combinations ofsurgery and radiotherapy.
Download or read book Evidence Based Oncology written by Christopher B. Williams and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about using the best evidence to inform treatmentdecisions for people with cancer. It is written by oncologists foroncologists, using examples throughout to illustrate key points.The book starts off with a "toolbox" section, written in a waywhich will help those relatively new to the principles ofevidence-based oncology to understand the key issues, and equipthem with the basics of how to tell a good study from a bad one.The majority of the book then deals with an evidence-based summaryof the common and important cancers in a structured and easy toread format around common patient scenarios and frequently askedquestions. Whilst most of the evidence is based on randomisedcontrolled trials, other studies are cited where appropriate egwhen discussing adverse events. The unique accompanying bookwebsite will contain updates of new chapters and studies as theybecome available. Written by leading world figures in the evidence-basedmovement Includes free CD-ROM with PC eBook and sample PDA chapter Methodology of reviewing and appraising evidence discussed inthe context of cancer management Clinical sections covering prevention and screening Chapters on treatment of the individual major cancers reviewthe current best available evidence to most frequently askedquestions Rigorously structured explicit searches, evidence of efficacyand harms, plus comment around clinical scenarios Free-access update website keeping the text current and live:www.evidbasedoncology.com
Download or read book Journal of the National Cancer Institute written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History and Mystery of Breast Cancer written by Michael Baum and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breast cancer and its treatment is a terribly complex problem that involves all the intricacies of the human body, the anatomical and microscopic anatomy of the breast, the endocrine system, and bone metabolism, as well as the nature of malignant transformation. Even experts still have uncertainties. However, there is now an ethical and legal obligation for specialists to share their uncertainties with their patients when we are looking for informed consent before invasive procedures. Obsessive ruminations about the threat of breast cancer mean that few in the lay public know that breast cancer has slipped out of the top seven causes of death for women. Treatments for breast cancer might increase the risk of death from cardio-vascular disease, whilst, on the other hand, denying women in this age group hormone replacement therapy for the unjustified fear of breast cancer can impair their quality of life, cognitive function and bone mineral density. The totality of women’s health and expectation of life must always trump the single-issue fanatics who only view women as the sum of their two breasts. This is more than a self-help book, but should also be considered as introducing the history and mystery of breast cancer, from the time of the Ancient Egyptians to the modern era, as well as hopes for the future.
Download or read book Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions written by Julian P. T. Higgins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthcare providers, consumers, researchers and policy makers are inundated with unmanageable amounts of information, including evidence from healthcare research. It has become impossible for all to have the time and resources to find, appraise and interpret this evidence and incorporate it into healthcare decisions. Cochrane Reviews respond to this challenge by identifying, appraising and synthesizing research-based evidence and presenting it in a standardized format, published in The Cochrane Library (www.thecochranelibrary.com). The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains methodological guidance for the preparation and maintenance of Cochrane intervention reviews. Written in a clear and accessible format, it is the essential manual for all those preparing, maintaining and reading Cochrane reviews. Many of the principles and methods described here are appropriate for systematic reviews applied to other types of research and to systematic reviews of interventions undertaken by others. It is hoped therefore that this book will be invaluable to all those who want to understand the role of systematic reviews, critically appraise published reviews or perform reviews themselves. This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store.
Download or read book Meta Analysis in Medicine and Health Policy written by Dalene Stangl and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-04-20 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable text raises the analysis of data in health sciences and policy to new heights of refinement and applicability by introducing cutting-edge meta-analysis strategies while reviewing more commonly used techniques. Each chapter builds on sound principles, develops methodologies to solve statistical problems, and presents concrete applications used by experienced medical practitioners and health policymakers. Written by more than 30 celebrated international experts, Meta-Analysis in Medicine and Health Policy employs copious examples and pictorial presentations to teach and reinforce biostatistical techniques more effectively and poses numerous open questions of medical and health policy research.
Download or read book Meta Analysis in Medicine and Health Policy written by Stangl/Berry and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses the data in health sciences and policy by introducing meta-analysis strategies while reviewing commonly used techniques. This text provides various chapters that build on principles, develop methodologies to solve statistical problems, and present concrete applications used by experienced medical practitioners and health policymakers.
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Download or read book Lung Cancer written by Heine H. Hansen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primary lung tumors are now a global health problem. The incidence has risen dramatically during the last 5--6 decades, reflecting the popularity of cigarette smoking. In this, the fifth volume dealing with lung cancer in the series KappaCANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCHkappa, many current research topics are covered by notable authorities, including chemoprevention, growth factors, multidrug resistance, new agents, and haematopoietic growth factors. Altogether, the 17 chapters from twelve countries highlight some of the rapid developments taking place in basic and clinical research of lung cancer. These chapters not only give up-to-date information, they will also stimulate further research into this man-made disease which was almost unheard of a century ago.
Download or read book Current Catalog written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Download or read book B Vitamins and Folate written by Victor R Preedy and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B Vitamins and Folate covers thiamine, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, cobalamin and folate. The book begins with an overview covering the historical context of B vitamins, disease and fortification effects. Coverage then includes chemistry, biochemistry and metabolism across the vitamins and related compounds; analysis including spectrofluorimetry, isotope dilution mass spectrometry, chromatography; and finishes with the functional effects in humans including in strokes, epilepsy, dementia and kidney disease. Written by an expert team, this book provides a fascinating insight for those with an interest in the health and nutritional sciences.