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Author: Richard A. Rettig
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0195187768
Category: Medical

False Hope: Bone Marrow Transplantation for Breast Cancer

In the late 1980s, a promising new treatment for breast cancer emerged: high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation or HDC/ABMT. Download False Hope medical books for free.
By the 1990s, it had burst upon the oncology scene and disseminated rapidly before having been carefully evaluated. By the time published studies showed that the procedure was ineffective, more than 30,000 women had received the treatment, shortening their lives and adding to their suffering. This book tells of the rise and demise of HDC/ABMT for metastatic and early stage breast cancer, and fully explores the story's implications, which go well beyond the immediate procedure, and beyond breast cancer, to how we in the United States evaluate other medical procedures, especially life-saving Get False Hope our bestseller medical books.

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By the 1990s, it had burst upon the oncology scene and disseminated rapidly before having been carefully evaluated This book tells of the rise and demise of HDC/ABMT for metastatic and early stage breast cancer, and fully explores the story's implications, which go well beyond the immediate procedure, and beyond breast cancer, to how we in the United States evaluate other medical procedures, especially life-saving

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