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The Cancer Dictionary, Revised Edition is the most up-to-date, comprehensive authority available today. Co-authored by a former cancer patient and the associate chief oncologist at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, this award-winning, A-to-Z resource provides clear and concise information that cancer patients and their families need to intelligently face their fears and concerns. It also guides readers through the latest claims and media hype surrounding this enigmatic disease. The more than 2,500 definitions detail: Individual cancers, their causes, incidence levels, stages, and treatment Diagnostic tests Cancer symptoms Surgical procedures Types of radiation therapy, side effects, and risk factors Carcinogens Prevention

This revised edition features over 25 new illustrations as well as the latest developments on new drugs, treatments, and therapies.

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With an additional 34 pages, Altman and Sarg (the former a cancer survivor and writer and the latter associate chief of medical oncology at St. Vincent's Hospital, New York) have not greatly expanded beyond the "over 2500" definitions found in the first edition of The Cancer Dictionary (LJ 10/1/92). In addition to the customary definitions, which also include those relating to AIDS and to noncancerous tumors, various types of radiation therapy, surgical procedures, carcinogens, and chemotherapeutic drugs (treated as an appendix in the previous edition) are also defined. Notable for their omission are terms such as PNET (primitive neuroectodermal tumor) and organs like the omentum, to which ovarian cancer can metastasize. Sertoli-lydig tumor retains its misspelling as "sterloi-lydig." However, the new edition does include definitions of new drugs like angiostatin and endostatin and new procedures like proton beam therapy. The appendixes consist of lists of comprehensive cancer centers by state and of national organizations on cancer and AIDS; contact information for these organizations includes URLs and e-mail addresses. Also included is a bibliography, which encompasses both professional and lay literature but which has not been checked for newer editions. Because most of its content can be found in other, standard medical dictionaries, this second edition may be considered an optional purchase but will be useful for public and consumer health libraries whose collections are sparse in this area. (Illustrations not seen.)--Martha Stone, Massachusetts General Hosp. Lib., Boston
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  • PublisherFacts on File
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 0816039542
  • ISBN 13 9780816039548
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Edition number2
  • Number of pages387

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