of Cancer in the Tropical Areas
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and Cancer Research
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Control in the Tropical Areas, Access to Expensive Treatments, and Ethical Considerations
Fig. 4.1 Low- and middle-income countries by the World Bank income category, 2004—all tropical countries fall in this category (Source: Data from the World Bank (2005)) 2 What Is Cancer…
Mediation in the Management of Cancer Patients in the Tropical Area
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jean-Pierre Droz, Bernard Carme, Pierre Couppié, Mathieu Nacher and Catherine Thiéblemont (eds.)Tropical Hemato-Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-18257-5_8 Transcultural Mediation in the Management of Cancer Patients in the Tropical Area Serge Bouznah1 and Stéphanie Larchanché2 (1) Medicine and Adolescent…
of Epstein-Barr Virus and Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
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Social Organization, and Outcome on Cancer Management in the Tropical Areas
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Spectrum of Infectious Disease-Related Cancers
Fig. 1 Estimated number of cancer cases attributable to different infectious agent for the developing world in 2002 References 1. de Martel C, Ferlay J, Franceschi S, Vignat J, Bray…
Clinical Trials in the Tropical Area
Organisation Geographic location Areas of interest Website International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) HQ in Brussels Offices worldwide Build capacity for cancer research and treatment in developing countries…
Virus Scientific Background: Epidemiology and Mechanism of Carcinogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Fig. 1 HCV genome The single ORF is surrounded by 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions. Viral proteins have specific functions as shown in Table 1. Table 1 Key functions of…
Procedures in Pediatric Oncology: Practical Guidelines
Sedatives Benzodiazepams Diazepam 0.2–0.3 mg/kg (maximum 10 mg) orally 45–60 min before the procedure Midazolam 0.2–0.4 mg/kg (maximum 15 mg) orally 30–45 min or 0.05 mg/kg IV 3 min before…
