Cancer Chemotherapy in Small Animal Practice

Dobson Jane Gorman Neil T. Dobson Jane M.

ISBN 10: 063203694X / ISBN 13: 9780632036943

Published by Blackwell Publishing, 1993

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pp. 224.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cancer Chemotherapy in Small Animal Practice
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 063203694X
• ISBN 13: 9780632036943
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Cancer chemotherapy is an important new and growing area of veterinary medicine. Many practitioners are regularly using cytotoxic drugs for cancer therapy as diagnosis of the condition is relatively straightforward. However, the theory behind the use of these potent drugs is poorly understood and few practitioners have any training in this area. This book is the first to provide comprehensive coverage of the subject. Using text, notes and tabulated information it provides a highly practical guide to the correct treatment of tumours and the pharmacology behind the use of cytotoxic drugs. After considering the basic principles of tumour biology and the application of cytotoxic drugs, the book reviews the mode of action of the most frequently used groups of cytotoxic drugs. This is supported by comprehensive tables detailing specific agents, trade names, indications of dose rates and toxicity

About the Author

Jane Dobson is a graduate of the Royal Veterinary College. She went to Cambridge as a research assistant working on cancer treatment and received the BSAVA Woodrow award in 1994. She is a founding Diplomate in the subspeciality of Oncology in ECVIM and founding member of the European Radiation Oncology Education & Credentials Committee. She is the co-author of Small Animal Oncology, co-editor of 2nd and 3rd editions of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Oncology.