The conquest of cancer [electronic resource] : a distant goal / Guy Faguet. Dordrecht
Faguet, Guy B.
2015
RC261 .F34 2015eb
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Title The conquest of cancer [electronic resource] : a distant goal / Guy Faguet. Dordrecht
Author Faguet, Guy B.
ISBN 9789401791656 electronic book
9401791651 electronic book
9789401791649
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9165-6
Published Dordrecht : Springer, [2015]
Copyright ©2015
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xv, 249 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-94-017-9165-6 doi
Call Number RC261 .F34 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 616.994
Summary Based on 30 years of clinical and research experience, backed by a careful assessment of four decades of published data, Dr. Faguet documented in The War on Cancer (Springer 2005), early advances in cancer treatment and patient survival that soon stalled. Ten years later, and after an exhaustive analysis of evidence-based data available through 2013 that incorporates 755 references, he reveals the root causes of the stagnation in cancer control, including the role played by major stakeholders, and advocates a coordinated national effort, akin to the Apollo program, to unveil the causes of cancer and their mastery. In the interim, Dr. Faguet urges caregivers to manage patients according to the four ethical principles of beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for patients? autonomy, and justice especially at the end of life.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed December 12, 2014).
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Preface. Part I An Historical overview of the war on cancer. The four-decade journey to the National Cancer Act of 1971. Part II Cancer through the ages
An historical overview: From prehistory to WW11
Our current knowledge
Environmental carcinogens
Part III Cancer statistics
Assessing the enormity of the problem
An uncontrolled problem
Part IV How is advanced cancer treated?-The cancer-cell kill paradigm and beyond.- Complementary and alternative medicine
The cell-kill paradigm: Bleak outcomes. Part V Stakeholders' role in the status quo
The role of the National Cancer Institute
Factors that impact Oncology research and practice
The complex physician-patient interaction: Expectations vs. reality. Part VI A paradigm shift in cancer management.- Prevention & Early detection
The holistic management of advanced cancer: A three-stage blueprint. Conclusions. References. Index.

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