Cancer clinical trials : a commonsense guide to experimental cancer therapies and clinical trials / Tomasz M. Beer and Larry W. Axmaker.
By: Beer, Tomasz M
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Contributor(s): Axmaker, Larry.
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TextPublisher: New York : DiaMedica Pub., c2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-156) and index.Description: xxvi, 166 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780982321973; 098232197X.Subject(s): Clinical trials -- United States | Cancer -- Research -- United StatesDDC classification: 616.99/406 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 616.99406 B392 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003133196 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-156) and index.
What is cancer and how is it treated? -- What is a clinical trial? -- The types of clinical trials: four phases and more -- Randomized trials and placebos -- Clinical trials that have changed cancer care -- Is there a clinical trial that's right for me? -- Who is looking out for you and what can you expect? -- Who pays for clinical trials--and what can they cost? -- Cancer drugs currently in use and being tested in trials -- The future of cancer treatment and clinical trials: personalized medicine.
A guide to therapeutic options in addition to standard cancer therapy. Includes knowledge about cancer clinical trials with people living with cancer, their families and loved ones and lists of questions to ask, things to look for, things to watch out for, and places to look for information.
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