Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine


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Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine, Ninth Edition, offers a balanced view of the most current knowledge of cancer science and clinical oncology practice. This all-new edition is the consummate reference source for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, internists, surgical oncologists, and others who treat cancer patients. A translational perspective throughout, integrating cancer biology with cancer management providing an in depth understanding of the disease An emphasis on multidisciplinary, research-driven patient care to improve outcomes and optimal use of all appropriate therapies Cutting-edge coverage of personalized cancer care, including molecular diagnostics and therapeutics Concise, readable, clinically relevant text with algorithms, guidelines and insight into the use of both conventional and novel drugs Includes free access to the Wiley Digital Edition providing search across the book, the full reference list with web links, illustrations and photographs, and post-publication updates




Metastatic Madness


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BOOK SUMMARY Metastatic Madness is a collection of poems and the recollections of the author’s experience with a first time cancer diagnosis. The book describes the author’s five phases of coping with this diagnosis, from initial shock to adjusting to and becoming a strong advocate for herself and others. Soon after discovering a thickening in her left breast, the author learned she was at Stage 4 breast cancer. Despite previous negative screening and test results, she now has an incurable form of the disease. Following several months of chemotherapy and surgery, she went into remission of her illness. Since then, she has developed the strength and will to face an illness that has an average life span of three to five years. The author’s intent is to share her experience with others who may be struggling with a cancer diagnosis, and hopefully, give them strategies to improve the quality of their lives. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Carol A. Miele retired from nursing after a 45 year nursing career. Growing up in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Community Medical Center School of Nursing in 1965, received a BS Degree in Nursing Education at Wilkes College in 1977 and a Masters of Public Health at East Stroudsburg University in 2000. The author enjoyed many roles in nursing: Medical-Surgical, Psychiatric, Operating Room, Emergency Room, Recovery Room and Intensive Care Unit clinical nurse. Also. She was an Occupational Health Nurse, Nursing Instructor, Assistant Director of Nurses, and Quality/Risk Manager in the hospital, home care, hospice and residential environments. Diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer and metastasis to bone in October 2010, she went into remission in June 2011 following months of Chemotherapy. Enjoying her stable condition, she lives with her husband and dog Flora in Ocala, FL. They have two married daughters, Marisa Grier and Kristen Miele Beatty.




From Stage Iv to Center Stage


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From Stage IV to Center Stage is a story of extraordinary courage, strength, and deep spirituality. Denise DeSimones journey began the moment she opened her eyes in a post-op ward after a routine biopsy to determine the pathology of the lump on her neck and was told, You have cancer. A very aggressive cancer in your throat and neck, and you need to move on this immediately. Given three months to live because of stage IV throat and neck cancer (August 2005), to singing the National Anthem before a Red Sox game at Fenway Park in Boston (July 2007), to riding her bicycle eighty-five miles in one day to raise money for childrens cancer research with the Pan Mass Challenge (August 2007) all in less than two years is proof that the unexpected can be achieved. Denise approached cancer differently than most people do. She chose not to battle, cancer; she chose to embrace it and allow it to become her teacher and her sage. Naming her cancer PINan acronym for Pain in the Neck, Denise entered into a dialogue with PIN, gave it a pen, and gave it permission to teach her the lessons she needed to learn. The lessons were rich and enlightening. She learned something deeply critical to healing: self-love. When we love ourselves, we dont want to battle anything. When we love ourselves, we allow our vibration to attract life at a higher frequency: a frequency that promotes healing on all levelsemotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Denise learned that self love is the all-time greatest healer.




The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety


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This book is the first practical, hands-on guide that shows how leaders can build psychological safety in their organizations, creating an environment where employees feel included, fully engaged, and encouraged to contribute their best efforts and ideas. Fear has a profoundly negative impact on engagement, learning efficacy, productivity, and innovation, but until now there has been a lack of practical information on how to make employees feel safe about speaking up and contributing. Timothy Clark, a social scientist and an organizational consultant, provides a framework to move people through successive stages of psychological safety. The first stage is member safety-the team accepts you and grants you shared identity. Learner safety, the second stage, indicates that you feel safe to ask questions, experiment, and even make mistakes. Next is the third stage of contributor safety, where you feel comfortable participating as an active and full-fledged member of the team. Finally, the fourth stage of challenger safety allows you to take on the status quo without repercussion, reprisal, or the risk of tarnishing your personal standing and reputation. This is a blueprint for how any leader can build positive, supportive, and encouraging cultures in any setting.




AJCC Cancer Staging Manual


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The American Joint Committee on Cancer's Cancer Staging Manual is used by physicians throughout the world to diagnose cancer and determine the extent to which cancer has progressed. All of the TNM staging information included in this Sixth Edition is uniform between the AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) and the UICC (International Union Against Cancer). In addition to the information found in the Handbook, the Manual provides standardized data forms for each anatomic site, which can be utilized as permanent patient records, enabling clinicians and cancer research scientists to maintain consistency in evaluating the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment. The CD-ROM packaged with each Manual contains printable copies of each of the book’s 45 Staging Forms.




Stage 4 Cancer--Gone!


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This is a true account of a medically documented healing miracle of a woman diagnosed with Stage IV (end stage) breast cancer that had metastasized into her bones, organs and lymph nodes. Given anywhere from three weeks to ninety days to live, through her faith, she was able to find healing without chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. Years later, Shirley is still living free from all cancer and is totally restored. The promises I found in the Word of God are for all those who believe upon Jesus as their Lord - no matter what they have done in the past, whether they have served God all of their life or just cried out to Jesus to save them today. All provision for all our needs, including healing, is available to whosoever will dare to believe God. Impossibilities bow to the name of Jesus. "With God, nothing shall be impossible to them that believe," Mark 9:23. As I immersed myself in the scriptures, my faith grew to new levels; and as I took one step at a time, I soon walked out of the pit of despair into life and life more abundantly. Sometimes, I felt as if I was soaking in the promises, and I would listen to the scriptures and know I was more than an overcomer through Christ Jesus; yet the next days, I would find myself struggling to even quote them against the pain and weakness that I was feeling. It was often as if every promise I would grasp one day would be shaken so severely the next that I had to continue to hear the Word to stand in faith. "But, when you have done all to stand, stand, take a hold of the truth, continue in the Word of God and the truth will set you free" (Ephesians 6:13, John 8:32 compilation). I know and can now say with all my heart that all the promises of God in Christ are "Yes" and "Amen!" God is no respecter of persons; what He has done for me, He has made available for you! Only believe. I pray that as you read this book of my journey you will receive personal insight and reach out to take what has been made




Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response


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This guidance is an update of WHO global influenza preparedness plan: the role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics, published March 2005 (WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.5).




Estimation of the Time Since Death


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Estimation of the Time Since Death remains the foremost authoritative book on scientifically calculating the estimated time of death postmortem. Building on the success of previous editions which covered the early postmortem period, this new edition also covers the later postmortem period including putrefactive changes, entomology, and postmortem r




Stage 4 Cancer


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Through raw, uncensored honesty and a warm authentic sense of humor that will make you laugh and cry out loud, John Delameter retraces the steps of his personal journey from growing up in a rural Midwest town, to coming of age, coming out in his mid-60s, and overcoming a devastating Stage 4 cancer diagnosis-without medical intervention. John doesn't detour around the fear of facing challenging circumstances and choices. He instead allows the reader to experience the beauty and gifts to be found along a journey of spiritual healing. Stage 4 Cancer: Verdict or Choice inspires hope, love, and the peace that passes all understanding, and is a must-read look at a life lived with courage and conviction.




Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection


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These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care. This edition updates the 2013 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs following an extensive review of evidence and consultations in mid-2015, shared at the end of 2015, and now published in full in 2016. It is being published in a changing global context for HIV and for health more broadly.