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Lliçó magistral llegida en el solemne acte d'obertura del curs 2014-2015. Ana Lluch, catedràtica de Medicina en la Facultat de Medicina i Odontologia de la Universitat de València i cap del Servei d'Hematologia i Oncologia de l'Hospital Clínic Universitari, ha estat l'encarregada de la lliçó magistral llegida en el solemne acte d'obertura del curs 2014-2015 sota el títol «Nous reptes en el tractament i la investigació del càncer», que...
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A journey of survival! On August 1 2019, Francisca heard the words that no one ever wants to hear come out of their doctor's mouth: "You have cancer." She knew from that moment on, that her life would never be the same. But, contrary to what you may think, her life actually got better! In Francisca's story "How I Conquered Breast Cancer without Chemotherapy: My Journey from a Mess to a Message", she wants to share with you her journey from being a...
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What if the worst thing that's ever happened to you was actually the greatest blessing you've ever received? When Logan Sneed was diagnosed with stage-4 brain cancer, he used a diagnosis that's usually a death sentence as a springboard for the life of his dreams. No obstacle-not even cancer-would stop him from creating the life he wanted.
In Thank You, Cancer, Logan shares every thrilling victory and gutting setback from his remarkable journey to...
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¿Qué es el cáncer? ¿Siempre se necesita una biopsia? ¿Porqué se comporta de esa manera? ¿Es posible imaginar en un futuro una humanidad libre de cáncer? ¿Tengo cáncer porque hice algo mal? ¿El tumor puede tener un origen psicológico? ¿Como sé si el tumor está diseminado? ¿Qué nuevos tratamientos existen? ¿ Siempre se usa quimioterapia? ¿El tumor puede volver a aparecer? ¿Se le puede decir a un paciente la verdad? ¿Le interesa...
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Long days, important decisions, difficult conversations. A doctor's work is never truly done. After working as a pediatric oncologist for 40 years, Dr. Michael Weiner has collected a multitude of stories. From the best-case scenarios to the worst, Dr. Weiner has chosen to share some of the most memorable and heartbreaking moments of his career. Always in close contact with pain and heartbreak, his accounts express his willingness to help patients...
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Drawn from the author's web site where he posts a monthly blogatorial, this breast cancer expert tackles the major controversies in multiple specialties that deal with prevention and early detection of breast cancer. Exposing inconsistencies and illogical conclusions as a function of human bias is a common thread in the essays, stoking the fires of controversy in radiology, screening epidemiology, research breast imaging, pathology, surgery, pharmacologic...
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Desde la bomba atómica en 1945 hasta la terapia génica, Francisco Barriga nos conduce por la fascinante historia de los hitos que han configurado lo que hoy conocemos como trasplante de médula ósea, historia protagonizada por gigantes de la medicina, muchos de ellos conocidos por el autor, que empujaron esta disciplina desentrañando una biología muy compleja, y muchas veces incomprendidos por sus coetáneos. Pero el libro no solo es historia...
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My name is Frank Kalman. In 2001 I became what I call an Accidental Expert on Cancer. My 12 year old daughter, Calli, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and our family began a long journey to seek a cure for her. While my family's story involves a parent's fight for his daughter's survival, the information contained here will be helpful to both children and adults diagnosed with cancer, their families, caregivers, and loved ones. I am a dad, not a doctor,...
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From a young age, we are taught to seek guidance from those who are more knowledgeable than ourselves. Doctors, surgeons, and nurses have all been educated in their specific fields, but this doesn't always make them experts.
Over the past five years, Theresa Errante-Parrino has dealt with cancer. Here she records her breast cancer story, sharing behind-the-scenes details of her personal experiences. From dealing with difficult doctors to adjusting...
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La onicocriptosis y sus patologías asociadas es una de las afecciones de la uña que con mayor frecuencia se ve en la consulta de atención primaria (1) y pese a que la incidencia en la población Española no se conoce con precisión debido a la falta de una base de datos específica para esta patología, se estima que solamente en el Reino Unido aparecen 10.000 nuevos casos al año, unos 20 de cada 100.000 pacientes visitados en las consultas de...
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This handy, reassuring guide helps recently diagnosed patients answer pressing questions, such as: How far advanced is the disease? What tests are involved? What treatments will be recommended? This fully updated third edition is a quick, reliable reference that helps decipher confusing and intimidating medical jargon and explains the most current procedures and treatment options. Among these are the increasingly popular trend of using chemotherapy...
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Devastating. There's no other word to describe the feeling when you or someone you love is diagnosed with cancer. On any given day, you might rotate between feelings of disbelief, anger, and grief. You may even feel like you've lost control over your own life.
While your diagnosis might raise any number of negative feelings, here's the good news: you don't have to feel lost or confused. In Cancer: The Journey from Diagnosis to Empowerment, Dr. Paul...
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Did you know that, in the U.S., approximately 15,000 children and adolescents will be diagnosed with cancer this year and nearly 1,500 will not survive?
Most people never hear about cases of children getting cancer, let alone suppose that the numbers in those statistics would be so high. The lack of widespread awareness about the impact of pediatric cancer on patients, families, and the healthcare system is disturbing, but author Jina Park is trying...
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By printing the abstracts of technical studies, the author provides the evidence that melatonin helps prevent breast cancer and helps avoid resistance to chemotherapy drugs. Melatonin also helps keep cancer cells from changing to the type that can spread and develop metastases. You will learn how both maximizing natural melatonin and supplementing with melatonin pills may reduce your risk for breast cancer. You will learn how exposure of your eyes...
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The traditional approach to cancer is that the patient must view cancer as the enemy and engage in a war to vanquish that enemy. Ann Wax, RN, argues that this approach is incorrect and invariably leads to pain, self doubt, and depression. Instead, she argues that one must find calm and inner-peace first, in order to promote healing.
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Scientist and physician Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies, calls his book a biography of cancer rather than simply a history. The author explores a wide range of research, historical accounts, and personal stories in this intensive look at the back-story of cancer. This includes the evolution of cancer's nature, treatment, and the scientific and medical communities' understanding of the disease, as well as the support of...
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Whether you have cancer or someone you love and care about does, here are 48 powerful stories from cancer survivors who prove that it is what you do with the cancer that matters so much more than what the cancer does to you. Grab it with determination and know that a diagnosis of cancer does not define who you are and that you are not alone.
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Serious inconsistencies and scientific gaps plague current dietary recommendations, especially when it comes to cancer. Moreover, these recommendations crash head on with many traditional, ethnic, and cultural practices around the world. Until we openly address what led to these recommendations, the overwhelming impact of philosophical and religious beliefs over science, and the fatal inconsistencies that lie within, we will be, unable to have a candid...
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The SARS epidemic, between November 2002 and July 2003, resulted in about 8,000 infections. Nearly eight hundred people died. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome spread over more than thirty countries, including Europe. Outside of China, Hong Kong, Canada, Taiwan and Singapore were hardest hit. In China, almost all provinces were affected. The Netherlands remained free from SARS. Guangdong Province (Canton) was the heart of this pandemic in 2002. Breeding,...
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Are you confused by all the messages calculated to increase breast cancer awareness, and improve a womans lifestyle?Well youre not alone.This communication blitz overwhelms many women leaving them uncertain about which course of action applies in their particular case, and how to begin making the requisite changesso they simply end up doing nothing. Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risks: Basic Facts Plus Four Simple Changes That Work clarifies the latest...
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