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‘Het verhaal van de oncologie is een boeiend verhaal, maar ook een van dwaalwegen, toevalligheden, illusies, vergissingen en van veel teleurstellingen en soms van succes.’Dit citaat is afkomstig uit de inleiding van De geschiedenis van de oncologie. De auteur, emeritus hoogleraar medische oncologie, beschrijft in deze uitgave alle aspecten van het probleem kanker vanuit een geschiedkundig perspectief, van de oudheid tot de laatste ontwikkelingen in onze tijd.Voor allen die zich met de behandeling van kanker bezighouden, is het vanuit dit oogpunt interessant te lezen hoe men tot de huidige behandelmethoden is gekomen. Daarnaast kan De geschiedenis van de oncologie inspiratie bieden aan ie...
Much progress has been made in the treatment of emesis caused by antineoplastic therapy, and particularly chemotherapy. However, some aspects remain controversial and the subject of continued research. This completely updated comprehensive manual on antiemetics covers a wide range of clinically relevant topics, providing the reader with a good source of easy consultation, and giving an overall picture of the state of the art and some clues for future development.
‘The story of oncology is not only fascinating but also contains many accounts of dead ends, chance discoveries, illusions, mistakes and disappointments alongside the few successes.’These words are taken from the introduction to this book. The author, professor emeritus of Medical Oncology, reviews all aspects of the problem of cancer from a historical perspective, from the oldest existing records to the latest scientific and medical advances. It will interest the many people engaged in the treatment of cancer to read how the current therapeutic methods came about, and the book may also provide inspiration for cancer researchers, and for all those directly or indirectly involved with can...
In the last decade, important progress has been achieved in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, in particular since the introduction of 5-HT3 antagonists which, when used in combination with steroids, can assure significant protection in the majority of patients. Nonetheless, for some relevant clinical problems there still is no satisfactory answer, and there are major differences in clinical practice regarding antiemetic use. This volume contains the results of the fifth Perugia International Cancer Conference which was organized in 8 sessions, a consensus document was prepared for each session forming a useful basis for future developments.