"The treatment of childhood cancer has become increasingly successful over the last forty years, and during the last two decades in particular, and the overall cure rate is now 60-70%. This, in turn, has introduced new issues for the clinician as the number of long-term survivors has increased. Some of the therapies that have contributed most to the improvement in survival are now known to have serious consequences for the patient in lat ..."
"This book presents 100 of the most common short cases in the format that the candidate would be expected to use in the exam setting. It will also include examples of questions which examiners frequently ask and sample answers, as well as a one-page aide memoire to clinical examination of each body system.includes 100 common short casesthe style aims to demonstrate the actual approach candidates should take, as if they were in the exam s ..."
"'HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!' Frank Cottrell Boyce 'Hilarious' Tim Minchin 'Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler's books contain all the wit and warmth of Dahl and Blake at their best. Irresistible.' Phil Earle 'Like David Walliams, Danny Wallace is a comedian turned children's author. Of the two, Wallace's writing is funnier' The Sunday Times , Children's Book of the Week Get ready for another hilarious adventure from bestselling auth ..."
Pale King(1stEdition) by David Foster Wallace Hardcover, 560 Pages, Published 2011 by Hamish Hamilton ISBN-13: 978-0-241-14480-0, ISBN: 0-241-14480-9
"The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even wha ..."
Nothing Quite Like It(1stEdition) by Ian Wallace Hardcover, 238 Pages, Published 1982 by Hamish Hamilton ISBN-13: 978-0-241-10853-6, ISBN: 0-241-10853-5
"The David Foster Wallace Reader is a selection of David Foster Wallace's work, introducing readers to his humour, kindness, sweeping intellect and versatility as a writer. A compilation from the one of the most original writers of our age, featuring:· the very best of his fiction and non-fiction;· previously unpublished writing· and original contributions from 12 prominent authors and critics about his workF ..."
"Continuing advances in the management of childhood malignancies result in a rapidly growing number of childhood cancer survivors. However, many of them experience treatment-induced ‘late effects’ including a significant number of endocrine dysfunctions. In this book experts in the field of late effects of childhood cancer treatment offer clinical insight into pertinent issues such as the impact of cancer therapies on growth, puberty and ..."