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3) Cancer
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 p.) : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides a broad overview of cancer that describes its history, development, and study. Profiles notable scientists in the field, explains terms and treatments, and explores the latest research. Features statistics, a glossary, and further reading.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xviii, 223 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. Using scientific evidence from around the world, Lauren Pecorino examines the biology of cancer, looks at new cancer treatments, and provides recommendations about lifestyle choices that can help reduce our cancer risk.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
More than a survivor, thriver Niki Hardy offers this book of bite-sized devotions, Scripture verses, and prayers to help women cope with the fear, anxiety, and uncertainty that comes with cancer.
Niki Hardy had already lost her mom and sister to cancer when she received her own diagnosis of rectal cancer. She decided early on that she wasn't going to put life on hold simply because the dreaded C-word had become part of her personal lexicon, and she...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, 210 pages)
Language
English
Description
"For more than fifty years, we have been waging, but not winning, the war on cancer. We're better than ever at treating the disease, yet cancer still claims the lives of one in five men and one in six women in the US. The astonishing news is that up to two-thirds of all cancer cases are linked to preventable environmental causes. If we can stop cancer before it begins, why don't we? That was the question that motivated Kristina Marusic's revelatory...
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 online resource (115 p.).
Language
English
Description
This book explores cancer and how people diagnosed with the disease manage it. It examines how cancer affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available. Features include a glossary, web resources, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Handling Health Challenges examines disorders and diseases and the ways in which they impact daily life for the people who...
Author
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
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...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive history of the medical advances in the battle against cancer provides a tour of human biology to explain what happens to the body when the disease develops, and discusses the science behind current treatments.
Author
Series
Publisher
Northwestern Publishing House
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xv, 94 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"God, Why Is This Happening? is based on the experiences of biblical Job, and the author's own experiences with life-altering cancer. It takes a scriptural look at why bad things--such as sickness, disease, and cancer--happen to God's children and where we are to look for comfort and strength. This is the cancer patient's book of Job."--Publisher's website.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A cancer diagnosis can lead to what feel like impossible questions: How can a person face the fear, sadness, and anger without being paralyzed by them? Is it possible to hold on to hope without being in denial? What is the best way to get needed support? This compassionate book presents dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a proven psychological intervention that Marsha M. Linehan developed specifically for the impossible situations of life--and which...
Author
Pub. Date
1991
Edition
1st Harper Keypoint ed.
Physical Desc
148 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
In ten years, Jessie will be twenty-seven-but her sister Helen will always be eighteen. Jessie's not ready to move on. Everyone says she's doing great, but she is drowning in grief and hiding it with her characteristic wisecracks. Why tell anyone? It's not like it will bring Helen back. Jessie can see that her whole family is barely treading water: Her brother Lucas has completely shut down, and her parents are just going through the motions of life....
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This collection of 20 video clips (1 to 2-1/2 minutes each) takes a close look at breast cancer, skin cancer, and general cancer. Reports shed light on mammography, melanoma, the apoptosis-inhibitory protein survivin, cancer diagnosis at the DNA level, viruses as anticancer vectors, cancer risk factors, improvements in chemotherapy, and a potential cure for cancer.
Author
Publisher
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
"Using clear, reader-friendly text, this book explains this vital and ever-evolving field, with the aim of helping women make informed decisions by understanding breast cancer, associated screenings and treatments, as well as their benefits, risks, and limitations" -- Provided by publisher.
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