Buku Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments (2 Volume)

Buku Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments (2 Volume)

Buku The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments is a unique and invaluable source of information for anyone touched by cancer. This collection of over 450 entries provides in-depth coverage of specific cancer types, diagnostic procedures, treatments, cancer side effects, and cancer drugs. In addition, entries have been included to facilitate understanding of common cancer-related concepts, such as cancer biology, carcinogenesis, and cancer genetics, as well as cancer issues such as clinical trials, home health care, fertility issues, and cancer prevention.
This encyclopedia minimizes medical jargon and uses language that laypersons can understand, while still providing thorough coverage that will benefit health science students as well.


INCLUSION CRITERIA
A preliminary list of cancers and related topics was compiled from a wide variety of sources,
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments is a unique and invaluable source of information for anyone touched by cancer. This collection of over 450 entries provides in-depth coverage of specific cancer types, diagnostic procedures, treatments, cancer side effects, and cancer drugs. In addition, entries have been included to facilitate understanding of common cancer-related concepts, such as cancer biology, carcinogenesis, and cancer genetics, as well as cancer issues such as clinical trials, home health care, fertility issues, and cancer prevention.
This encyclopedia minimizes medical jargon and uses language that laypersons can understand, while still providing thorough coverage that will benefit health science students as well.

Entries follow a standardized format that provides information at a glance. Rubrics include:
Cancer types Cancer drugs
Definition Definition
Description Purpose
Demographics Description
Cau ses and symptoms Recommended dosage
Diagnosis Precautions
Treatment team Side effects
Clinical staging, treatments, Interactions and prognosis Interactions
Coping with cancer treatment
Clinical trials
Prevention
Special concerns
Resources

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
The essays were compiled by experienced medical writers, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other health care professionals. The advisors reviewed the completed essays to ensure that they are appropriate, up-to-date, and medically accurate.

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer has been designed with ready reference in mind.
- Valuable contact information for organizations and support groups is included with each cancer type entry. Appendix II at the back of Volume II contains an extensive list of organizations arranged in alphabetical order.
- Straight alphabetical arrangement of topics allows users to locate information quickly.
- Bold-faced terms within entries direct the reader to related articles.
- A comprehensive general index guides readers to all topics mentioned in the text.
- A list of key terms is provided where appropriate to define unfamiliar terms or concepts.
- A list of questions to ask the doctor is provided whenever appropriate to help facilitate discussion with the patient's physician.
- Cross-references placed throughout the encyclopedia direct readers from alternate names and related topics to entries.
- The Resources section for non-drug entries directs readers to additional sources of medical information on a topic.
- A note about drug entries:Drug entries are listed in alphabetical order by common generic names. However, because many oncology drugs have more than one common generic name, and because in many cases, the brand name is also often used interchangeably with a generic name, drugs can be located in one of three ways. The reader can: find the generic drug name in alphabetical order, be directed to the entry from an alternate name cross-reference, or use the index to look up a brand name, which will direct the reader to the equivalent generic name entry. If the reader would like more information about oncology drugs than these entries provide, the reader is encouraged to consult with a physician, pharmacist, or the reader may find helpful any one of a number of books about cancer drugs. Two that may be helpful are: D. Solimando's Drug Information Handbook for Oncology, or R. Ellerby's Quick Reference Handbook of Oncology Drugs.

GRAPHICS
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer contains over 200 full-color illustrations, photos and tables. Eleven illustrations of various body systems can be found in the front matter of the book, and these can help the reader to understand which cancers may affect which organs, and how the various systems interact.

PHOTO ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
On the cover, clockwise from upper left:
Colored computed tomography (CT) scan of a human brain. (Dept. of Clinical Radiology, Salisbury District Hospital, Science Source/Photo Researchers. Reproduced by permission.)
Color digitized image of the herpes simplex virus. (Custom Medical Stock Photo. Reproduced by permission.)
Colored CT scan revealing cancer of the liver.
(Dept. of Clinical Radiology, Salisbury District Hospital, Science Source/Photo Reseachers. Reproduced by permission.)
False-color bone scan of the spine and ribs showing metastatic bone cancer of the spine.(CNRI, Science Source/Photo Researchers. Reproduced by permission.)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The editor would like to express appreciation to the following medical professionals who reviewed several entries within their areas of expertise for the Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer.
Linda Bressler, Pharm.D., B.C.O.P.
Clinical Associate Professor
College of Pharmacy
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Susan M. Mockus, Ph.D
Scientific Consultant
Seattle, Washington
James H. Morse, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, Virginia


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BUKU: GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA Of ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ( 4 Vol )

Buku: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ( 4 Vol )

The fact that some alternative health treatments are now covered by health insurance is proof that they have entered the mainstream. The second edition of this set is "a one-stop source for alternative medical information" containing more than 800 articles covering 150 therapies, 275 diseases and conditions, and 300 herbs and other remedies. Alternative health practitioners, educators, pharmacists, and medical writers wrote the alphabetical, signed articles. All entries have resource lists of books, articles, and organizations, and many are illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Sidebars with biographies of leaders in the field, such as Edward Bach, Deepak Chopra, and David Palmer, are a new feature. A photo gallery of color plates of medicinal plants appears in each volume. Many entries have sidebars containing glossaries of key terms.

The second edition has a glossary and an expanded organization list that includes mainstream organizations such as the American Medical Association. It also has information about the efficacy of the various treatments based on research conducted at institutions such as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Controversial topics, such as the link between childhood vaccines and autism, are covered, but the article on vaccines does not include a citation for the information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Web site citing studies that show no evidence for this.

The entries for therapies (Acupuncture, Rolfing) discuss origins, benefits, precautions, side effects, and research and general acceptance. Those covering herbs and other remedies (Gotu kola, Saw palmetto) describe general use, preparations, precautions, side effects, and interactions. Information about diseases and conditions covers definitions, descriptions, causes and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, allopathic treatment, expected results, and prevention. Cross-references make locating relevant material easy. The articles are written in lay language, so they are easy to read and understand.

Although this edition has only 50 new articles, the expanded coverage and inclusion of evidence-based study data make it a valuable addition to collections in health-science, consumer health, and large public libraries.


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