Cervix Cancer is the second leading cause of death for women world wide. The rates of breast cancer are quickly rising through out the world. In pa...

Numerous political commentators have noted the rise of the radical right worldwide. How has the radical right responded to the COVID-19 pandemic? H...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory auto-immune disease characterised by progressive joint destruction resulting from chronic synov...

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a serine protease present in an enzymatically inactive form in human serum at a concentration of nanograms/ml; s...

Rotavirus infection is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, which can cause severe dehydration and even death. There are many publi...

Salmonella are ubiquitous enteric bacteria, responsible for thousands of deaths world-wide. In this book, the authors present current research in t...

Sarcomas are a group of rare malignant tumours that constitute less than 1% of all cancers, arising from the mesenchymal system. About 80% originat...

This book undertakes a general review on the major infectious diseases in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Secondly, it will set out the future direct...

SBAs, EMQs & SAQs in the SPECIALTIES provides a broad range and style of questions, not only for medical students preparing for their final exa...

Systemic sclerosis or scleroderma is an autoimmune disease characterised by widespread microangiopathy, immune system alterations and fibrosis of t...

The book discusses multiple aspects of sepsis syndrome seen in all age groups of patients and by all specialties in medicine. The syndrome is the a...

Although there have been tremendous progress in cancer research and treatment, the mortality caused by this disease is still very high. Cancer is t...

This book presents state-of-the-art information on the molecules of cell signalling pathways that represent actual or future targets for cancer the...

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a multi-system exocrinopathy. Its aetiology remains unknown and it has an auto-immune pathogenesis. Although SS has been...

Three types of skin cancer account for nearly 100% of all diagnosed cases. Each of these three cancers begins in a different type of cell within th...

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, and most cases are preventable. Despite efforts to address skin cancer risk...

Small cell carcinoma is a type of cancer that almost always effects the lungs. Small cell carcinoma is almost always caused by smoking, but exposur...

Smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, says the World Health Organisation. According to their figures, it is r...

Smoking responsible for 90% of cancer deaths. Incidence of lung cancer is rising. Lung cancer is responsible for more cancer deaths than colorectal...

Soft tissue cancers occur in the extraskeletal connective tissue framework of the body including the organs of locomotion and their various compone...

A spinal column tumour is a cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign) growth that develops within or near the spinal cord or within the bones ...

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a form of cancer of the carcinoma type that may occur in many different organs, including the skin, lips, mouth, e...