1925, ISBN: 1158405693

Paperback, [EAN: 9781158405695], Books LLC, English, Books LLC, Book, Books LLC, Books LLC, Chapters: Umberto Veronesi, Tina Anselmi, Luigi Gui, Vincenzo Monaldi, Girolamo Sirchia, Aldo A… mais…

Paperback, [EAN: 9781158405695], Books LLC, English, Books LLC, Book, Books LLC, Books LLC, Chapters: Umberto Veronesi, Tina Anselmi, Luigi Gui, Vincenzo Monaldi, Girolamo Sirchia, Aldo Aniasi. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Umberto Veronesi (born November 29, 1925) is an Italian surgeon and oncologist, internationally known for his contributions on prevention and treatment of breast cancer throughout a career spanning over fifty years. Veronesi was born in Milan. He obtained his degree in medicine from the University of Milan in 1950, and soon decided to dedicate his professional activity to the study and treatment of cancers; after brief periods in England and France, he joined the Italian Cancer Institute in Milan as a volunteer. Veronesi is known as the founder of breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer treatment with the invention of the technique of quadrantectomy which challenged the idea, then dominating among surgeons, that cancers could be treated only with aggressive surgery; since then, he has supported and promoted scientific research aimed to improve conservative surgical techniques. Following this path, he improved sentinel lymph node biopsy and made possible to avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer with clinically negative lymph nodes. He also contributed to breast cancer prevention, conducting studies on tamoxifen and retinoids and verifying their capabilities to prevent the formation of carcinoma. He has always been an activist in many anti-tobacco campaigns. In 1994 he founded the European Institute of Oncology, which he still directs. America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2009. Over the years, Veronesi has public expressed his views on several ethical issues, in interviews, televised debates and in his books. Veronesi identifies himself as an atheist, not believing in any deity and in any form of a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7880774, 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Investing, 4, Children's Books, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Internet, 6, Cooking, Food & Wine, 86, Entertainment, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Mind & Body, 9, History, 48, Home & Garden, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 13996, Medicine, 18, Mystery & Thrillers, 53, Nonfiction, 290060, Outdoors & Nature, 20, Parenting & Families, 173507, Professional & Technical, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 26, Sports, 28, Teens, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<

1925, ISBN: 1158405693

Paperback, [EAN: 9781158405695], Books LLC, English, Books LLC, Book, Books LLC, Books LLC, Chapters: Umberto Veronesi, Tina Anselmi, Luigi Gui, Vincenzo Monaldi, Girolamo Sirchia, Aldo A… mais…

Paperback, [EAN: 9781158405695], Books LLC, English, Books LLC, Book, Books LLC, Books LLC, Chapters: Umberto Veronesi, Tina Anselmi, Luigi Gui, Vincenzo Monaldi, Girolamo Sirchia, Aldo Aniasi. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Umberto Veronesi (born November 29, 1925) is an Italian surgeon and oncologist, internationally known for his contributions on prevention and treatment of breast cancer throughout a career spanning over fifty years. Veronesi was born in Milan. He obtained his degree in medicine from the University of Milan in 1950, and soon decided to dedicate his professional activity to the study and treatment of cancers; after brief periods in England and France, he joined the Italian Cancer Institute in Milan as a volunteer. Veronesi is known as the founder of breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer treatment with the invention of the technique of quadrantectomy which challenged the idea, then dominating among surgeons, that cancers could be treated only with aggressive surgery; since then, he has supported and promoted scientific research aimed to improve conservative surgical techniques. Following this path, he improved sentinel lymph node biopsy and made possible to avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer with clinically negative lymph nodes. He also contributed to breast cancer prevention, conducting studies on tamoxifen and retinoids and verifying their capabilities to prevent the formation of carcinoma. He has always been an activist in many anti-tobacco campaigns. In 1994 he founded the European Institute of Oncology, which he still directs. America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2009. Over the years, Veronesi has public expressed his views on several ethical issues, in interviews, televised debates and in his books. Veronesi identifies himself as an atheist, not believing in any deity and in any form of a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7880774, 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Investing, 4, Children's Books, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Internet, 6, Cooking, Food & Wine, 86, Entertainment, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Mind & Body, 9, History, 48, Home & Garden, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 13996, Medicine, 18, Mystery & Thrillers, 53, Nonfiction, 290060, Outdoors & Nature, 20, Parenting & Families, 173507, Professional & Technical, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 26, Sports, 28, Teens, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<

2010, ISBN: 1158405693, Lieferbar binnen 4-6 Wochen

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Books LLC, 24 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=1mm, Gew.=50gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert

ISBN: 9781158405695

[ED: Softcover], [PU: Books LLC], Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]