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Cancer: How Worthwhile is Non-Curative Treatment? (Paperback, Edition. ed.)
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Cancer: How Worthwhile is Non-Curative Treatment? (Paperback, Edition. ed.)
Series: Focus on Cancer
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Cancer is a major issue in the provision of health care. It is
estimated that one in four people in developed countries are likely
to develop it at some time. As longevity steadily increases, the
incidence of malignant disease is expected to rise further.
Important advances in the control of cancer have taken place and
curative treatment has improved, notably in some of the rarer
tumours, particularly in children. Advances in the more common
cancers have been less marked, although adjunctive systemic
treatment and population screening are lowering mortality from the
most prevalent cance- carcinoma of the breast. Despite this
progress, complete control of malignant disease is still a long way
off. However, our understanding of the molecular biology of cancer
has increased enormously in recent years and the application of
this knowledge holds considerable promise for developing new
therapeutic strategies. As for prevention, the cause of most
cancers is still poorly understood although it is clear that
tobacco avoidance would prevent most lung cancers and several
others. Cancer is studied at many different levels: molecular and
cellular biology, pathology in patients (particularly clinical
trials), and prevention and populations (epidemiology). The
psychosocial problems caused to patients and their families are
being increasingly recognized and subjected to systematic study.
Workers in the field, therefore, range from basic scientists to
epidemiologists, from hospital specialists to community support
teams. Each needs to have at least some knowledge of the role the
others play.
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