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21st Century Complete Medical Guide to Breast Cancer - Authoritative Government Documents and Clinical References for Patients and Physicians with Practical ... and Treatment Options (Two CD-ROM Set)
21st Century Complete Medical Guide to Breast Cancer Authoritative Government Documents and Clinical References for Patients and Physicians with Practical and Treatment Options - Two CD-ROM Set Author:PM Medical Health News This up-to-date and comprehensive set of two CD-ROM discs provides a superb collection of official Federal government documents on breast cancer: diagnosis, lab tests, treatment and management options, and ongoing clinical research. Every aspect of the disease is thoroughly covered. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, and po... more »rtable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor references and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material. Documents from the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are included. In addition to disease-specific information, there is extensive coverage of the broad subject of cancer and its prevention and treatment along with current cancer research projects. Special features in this breast cancer set include: * Complete information on the FDA program to certify mammography facilities, with a full list of all certified facilities in the nation, along with information on digital mammogram technology; * Information on the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project; * Documents and information on women's health and breast cancer from NIH; and * Information on the Defense Department's Breast Cancer research program. Another unique feature is the inclusion of the results of a database search using the Combined Health Information Database (CHID). Since navigating the Internet to find additional non-governmental medical information can be confusing and difficult, we've also provided our exclusive "Guide to Leading Medical Websites" with links to 80 of the best sites for general health and medical information! By using weblinks built into the documents reproduced on these CD-ROMs, you can quickly and easily check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government. In all, this two-disc set has nearly 100,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD. Our CD-ROMs are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. (Information on this CD-ROM set is not a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.) This book-on-a-disc set makes a great reference work and educational tool for patients and their families, physicians, and other medical professionals.« less