Living with lymphoma : a patient's guide / Elizabeth M. Adler ; introduction by Michael R. Bishop.
- Adler, Elizabeth M.
- Date:
- 2005
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.
Physical description
xxiii, 399 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface : journeys in a dark wood -- Introduction / Michael R. Bishop -- pt. I. Living with lymphoma -- 1. What is lymphoma? -- 2. Symptoms and diagnosis -- pt. II. Treating lymphoma -- 3. Chemotherapy -- 4. Radiation therapy, combined modality therapy, and surgery -- 5. Monoclonal antibodies and other magic bullet therapies -- 6. Stem cell transplants -- 7. Unconventional therapies -- pt. III. Understanding lymphoma -- 8. Basic cell biology and cancer -- 9. The immune system -- 10. Lymphoma classification and staging -- 11. Possible causes of lymphoma.
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Location Status Medical CollectionWH525 2005A23lOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 080188179X
- 9780801881794
- 0801881803
- 9780801881800