Materia Medica for Various Cancers (Hardcover, 2012)

Cancer is one of the leading killers in the world and the incidence is increasing, but most cancer patients and cancer survivors suffer much from the disease and its conventional treatments' side effects. In the past, clinical data showed that some complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) possessed anticancer abilities, but some clinicians and scientists have queried about the scientific validity of CAM due to the lack of scientific evidence. There is great demand in the knowledge gap to explore the scientific and evidence-based knowledge of CAM in the anticancer field. With this aim, a book series is needed to structurally deliver the knowledge to readers. There have been a number of publications on materia medica for various cancers in recent years, the scientific and medical community are thrust for up-to-date information that are supported by concrete laboratory evidences or clinical trials. This volume is a specialised book presenting the experimental and clinical evidences of anticancer materia medica for various cancers. This book consists of sixteen chapters, providing concise reviews and expert opinions on the recent progress of materia medica research in fourteen particular cancers from bench to bedside application. In addition, the book also includes a chapter with an overview of evidence-based materia medica for cancer chemoprevention, as well as a chapter discussing on the pharmacokinetics of anticancer materia medica. Gathering international opinion leaders' views, this volume will contribute great to the cancer, academic, and clinical community by providing evidence-based information on the anticancer effects of materia medica for various cancers. Readership Oncologists, cancer researchers, pharmacologists, pharmaceutical specialists, Chinese medicine practitioners, medical educators, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates in biomedical disciplines, cancer caregivers, cancer patients.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Evidence-based Anticancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	2012
Editors:	William C.S. Cho
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	408
Edition:	2012
ISBN-13:	978-9400719828
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > Radiotherapy Promotions
LSN:	9400719825
Barcode:	9789400719828

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