Published 2009 | Version v1
Miscellaneous Open

Oncology in primary health care

  • 1. Hospital Provincial Docente de Oncología María Curie, Camagüey (Cuba)

Description

The book Oncology in the primary health care, constitutes an important contribution to the prevention and treatment of cancer, from a very comprehensive assessment. It's a disease that is the second leading cause of death in our country, to much pain and suffering is for the patient and their family. The book has a very useful for basic health equipment approach, since it emphasizes that cancer can be prevented if achieved in the population changes in lifestyle. The book is valued not correct food as responsible for one third of all cancers. Currently important research being developed in relation to psiconeuroinmuno-Endocrinology, who is studying the association between psychological factors and the development of cancer valuing that kept stress and depression reduces the antitumor activity of the immune system; that made programs with encouraging results where the treatment of cancer has joined elements of psychotherapy, immunotherapy and the use of the biotherapy. The focus of the book fills an important place in the primary health care and is an indispensable guide for professionals at this level of care (author)

Files

45107440.pdf

Files (2.1 MB)

Name Size Download all
md5:6532e0f1aab8c34575cf23a13a469995
2.1 MB Preview Download

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
La oncología en la atención primaria de salud

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
286 p.
Report number
INIS-CU--0034

INIS

Country of Publication
Cuba
Country of Input or Organization
Cuba
INIS RN
45107440
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Thesis
Descriptors DEI
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; BEHAVIOR; CUBA; NEOPLASMS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; GREATER ANTILLES; ISLANDS; LATIN AMERICA; MEDICINE; WEST INDIES