Essays Tagged: "American Society of Clinical Oncology"

Medicinal Marijuana's Effect on the Treatment of Cancer and AIDS.

heir nausea.In 1990 two researchers send out an anonymous questionnaire to over 2000 members of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, approximately one third of the total membership, asking about ... nd AIDS has slowed its progression, but the pool of infected people is so large, nearly one million Americans, that the number of cases is sure to increase. Another complicating factor is that the inc ...

(6 pages) 56 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Medical marijuana

resented positive facts dealing with marijuana and medicine (History in Brief 3). In one Journal of American Medical Association article, "Marijuana as Medicine, a Plea for Reconsideration" stated tha ... cine, a Plea for Reconsideration" stated that from 1840 to 1900, more than one hundre!d articles by American and European medical journals were published that showed the therapeutic uses of marijuana. ...

(10 pages) 229 1 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

A summary of educational content on three Breast cancer websites

t cancer has been slowly increasing. Women have a 1 in 7 lifetime risk of developing breast cancer (American Cancer Society, 2004). On the positive side, advances in research have affected survival ra ... Link is the continuing medical information for health care providers. Course material from the 2004 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is featured with continuing education credits issued up ...

(3 pages) 66 0 4.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Aids-related Cancers

r/Health E-Notes , http:/ / health.enotes.com.People Living with Cancer, "HIV/AIDS-Related Cancer," American Society of Clinical Oncology , www.plwc.org.

(3 pages) 13 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Science Essays

Analysis of Radiation

tion Oncology Therapy Comparison AlgorithmNameClassInstitutionDateAbstractPurpose/ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to compare and validate a new dosage calculation algorithm, Acruros XB (AXB). Valid ... age calculation algorithm, Acruros XB (AXB). Validation will be used to determine the effectiveness of AXB for computing dosage for radiation therapy, which is used in Eclipse treatment plans (TPS). A ...

(2 pages) 2 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry