CANCER: We Live and Die by Radiation [Hardcover]

Michelangelo Delfino (Author), Mary E. Day (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006

On January 31, 2005, the U.S. government warned that exposure to X-rays and gamma-rays causes cancer, a disease that accounts for the death of one in eight people worldwide. This highly-referenced book explains how to minimize the risk and gives the circumstances under which ionizing radiation should be used to diagnose and treat the more than 200 different cancers that develop in people.

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About the Author

Dr. Michelangelo Delfino and Mary E. Day are internationally known for their widely-cited contributions to Varian Medical Systems, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer with radiotherapy and neurological conditions with radiosurgery. Inventors of radiation health care products and authors of dozens of scientific publications, this is their second book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: MoBeta Publishing; 1st edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972514112
• ISBN-13: 978-0972514118
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,011,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome addition to the medical community, October 19, 2006

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Sean Humphries - See all my reviews

This review is from: CANCER: We Live and Die by Radiation (Hardcover)

Clinical studies by the famed Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and the equally prestigious University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston are among many hundreds cited by the authors in the production of this most authoritative medical treatise. Delfino and Day's book is without a doubt an important and insightful new work on radiation carcinogenesis that is sure to be welcomed by the worldwide medical community. Suitable as a textbook for teaching the next generation of caregivers, this book does a splendid job of providing recommended treatment options for most cancers and at various stages of development. Readable by clinicians, physicians, and their patients, we can expect this book to be a staple in every serious library for many years to come.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All about quality of life, September 10, 2006

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Denise Brown (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CANCER: We Live and Die by Radiation (Hardcover)

Upon learning of my tumor, my doctor recommended I take a look at this book, which I then preordered directly from the publisher. As my doctor alluded to having been one of the doctors who reviewed the work, the authors do a fine job of explaining with great sensitivity some of the treatment options that are available to me. Everything is explained. The writing is clear enough and chock full of facts that are always backed up by the clinical studies done by doctors and scientists through out the world. I especially like the authors way of referencing the clinical studies to the "best cancer hospitals" so that patients like myself can take advantage of our options. It is as the authors say all about quality of life and just because I have been diagnosed with cancer does not mean that I will not survive and live my life to the fullest.