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"Smart Business Problems and Analytical Hints in Cancer Research" is a pioneering exploration of the intersection between data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and oncology. Delving into 25 advanced questions derived from real-world cancer research scenarios, this book offers comprehensive guidelines on leveraging data-driven methodologies to address key challenges in the field. From genomic profiling and patient data integration...
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"Unraveling Cancer: Progress and Future Directions in Cancer Research" delves into the multifaceted nature of cancer, exploring its causes, types, signs and symptoms, detection and diagnosis, treatment, coping strategies, living with cancer, prevention measures, and future directions in cancer research. The book covers genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors contributing to cancer development, different types of cancer, early warning signs and...
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A fascinating insider's account of a major cancer cover-up
Ralph W. Moss was assistant director of public affairs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City when he unveiled a cover-up of positive tests with America's most controversial anticancer agent, laetrile. He was ordered by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center officials to falsify reports. He refused. Instead, he organized an underground employee group called Second Opinion...
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xiv, 251 pages ; 22 cm
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"Paul Marks M.D., President Emeritus of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Hospital, attributes the elusive nature of cancer's cure to its inherently anarchic processes. In 1950, the discovery of cancer was all but a death sentence. By 1980, 214 of every 100,000 Americans died from cancer. As late as 1986, an article in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed the less-than-optimistic outlook cancer research, publishing the condemning sentence: "We...
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro...
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304 pages ; 22 cm
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A compilation for short essays, musings, and reflections written by experts and celebrities from all walks of life, this book comprises a veritable instructions manual for how to turn 50. All royalties from this book will be donated to cancer research.
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xxix, 121 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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"The author, a researcher in oncology, studies the cellular mechanisms of carcinogenesis. In this book written for a popular audience, the author takes a step back from the details of cells to look at the broader issue of how aging affects cancer"--
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302 pages ; 24 cm
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New theories question cancer as we know it in this exploration of the latest theories that could help us better understand and treat cancer in the years to come. Learn what diet and dinosaurs' skeletons can tell us about the nature of cancer, where cancer comes from, how tumors grow, and more.
Las nuevas teorías cuestionan el cáncer como la conocemos en esta exploración de las últimas teorías que podrían ayudar a comprender y tratar el cáncer...
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"Just what is a jackalope? Purported to be part jackrabbit and part antelope, the jackalope began as a local joke concocted by two young brothers in a small Wyoming town during the Great Depression. Their creation quickly spread around the U.S., where it now regularly appears as innumerable forms of kitsch -- wall mounts, postcards, keychains, coffee mugs, shot glasses, and so on. A vast body of folk narratives has carried the jackalope's fame around...
14) Medicine man
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Sean Connery plays Dr. Robert Campbell, a brilliant but unorthodox scientist racing against time in his bold research for a cure [for] cancer. Set deep in the forbidding Amazon rain forest, this action-packed hit follows Campbell hot on the trail of an amazing discovery - but the eccentric recluse soon finds himself caught in the midst of an explosive adventure! -- Container.
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xxiii, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"The definitive history of the work being carried out by Michael Milken and the Milken Institute to accelerate medical breakthroughs and lead humanity into the 21st century of medicine, providing an inspirational and hopeful road map for the future of the field"--
16) The C word
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Cancer is not a laughing matter, but the archaic way people are beating it is. With a dose of good humor, heart, and a touch of rock'n'roll, this documentary reveals the forces that are keeping people sick and dares to ask: if up to 70% of cancer deaths are preventable, what are people waiting for?
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XIII, 272 pages : portrait ; 21 cm
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Drawn from extensive research, on-the-ground reporting, and personal experience, this book explores the fascinating role dogs are playing in the search for a cure for cancer. Learn how veterinarians and oncologists are working together to discover new treatments -- cutting-edge therapies designed to help both dogs and people suffering from cancer. Heal introduces readers to the field of comparative oncology by describing several research projects...
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xiv, 487 pages : illustrations (some color), [color map] ; 24 cm
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"James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold. Updated to include new findings in gene editing, epigenetics, agricultural chemistry, as well as two entirely new chapters on personal genomics and cancer research. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative...
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viii, 360 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
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"Author Dr. Jason Fung returns with a biography of cancer in which he offers a radical new paradigm for understanding cancer and issues a call to action for reducing risk moving forward"--
Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing for the development of more effective treatments. For the first time ever, the death rate from cancer is showing a steady decline -- but the 'War on Cancer' has hardly been won. Fung explains...
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390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Nuestra comprensión del cáncer está pasando lentamente por una revolución, lo que permite el desarrollo de tratamientos más efectivos. Por primera vez en la historia, la tasa de mortalidad por cáncer muestra una disminución constante, pero la 'Guerra contra el cáncer' apenas se ha ganado. Fung explica qué es el cáncer, cómo se manifiesta y por qué es tan difícil de tratar. Él identifica muchos errores de la comunidad médica en la investigación...
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