Colorectal Cancer: A Clinical Guide to Therapy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185317808X ISBN 13: 9781853178085

Publisher: CRC Press, 2001

Synopsis

Researchers have forged new understanding of colorectal cancer in recent years. That developing knowledge has led to new treatment methodologies and an increase in early detection of the disease. This text focuses on the practical application of the latest advances, emphasizing the therapeutic strategies that have now evolved. An international team of experts contributes their experience in a wide range of specialties, so that all aspects of colorectal cancer are fully explored in this volume. Proctologists, general practitioners and oncologists, as well as students in these fields, will benefit from chapters on genetics and molecular pathology and a comprehensive overview of current and developing treatments.

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Book Description

Hypertension is a condition which affects millions of people worldwide and its treatment greatly reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks. This fully revised and updated edition of the ABC of Hypertension is an established guide providing all the non-specialist needs to know about the measurement of blood pressure and the investigation and management of hypertensive patients. This new edition provides comprehensively updated and revised information on how and whom to treat. The ABC of Hypertension will prove invaluable to general practitioners who may be screening large numbers of patients for hypertension, as well as nurse practitioners, midwives and other healthcare professionals.

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The ABC of Hypertension is an established guide to the detection and management of hypertension. It contains all that the non-specialist needs to know about the measurement of blood pressure and the investigation and management of hypertensive patients. The 4th edition has been greatly expanded and extensively revised in line with new guidelines, as well as the latest evidence on who and how to treat. Furthermore, there is more integration between the sections on blood measurement and management.

The treatment of hypertension greatly reduces the risk of stroke and heart attacks. This clear and practical book is ideal for GPs, who may be screening for hypertension and managing large numbers of patients. Nurse practitioners, many of whom are also running hypertension clinics, will also find this useful as will midwives and other health professionals who need to know more about this common medical condition.

This new edition of the ABC of Hypertension should contribute to a much needed improvement in the detection and management of a millions of hypertensive patients worldwide.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185317808X
• ISBN 13: 9781853178085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 736
• Editor: Bleiberg Harry, Kemeny Nancy, Rougier Phillipe, Wilke Hansjochen