Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology

Devita, Vincent T.; Hellman, Samuel; Rosenberg, Steven A. [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0397513216 / ISBN 13: 9780397513215

Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1993

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2vols. Ex-library hardcovers in very nice condition with the usual markings and attachments. Text blocks clean and unmarked. Tight bindings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0397513216
• ISBN 13: 9780397513215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 4th.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 173 ounces

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Synopsis

Provides clinical information on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. This edition contains new material on genetic counselling and adjuvant chemotherapy, and places new emphasis on primary chemotherapy and the newly-understood nutritional aspects of cancer treatment.

Review

European Urology Today, Volume 17, Issue 1 -- "I was particularly taken by the chapters describing radiotherapy techniques, such as intensity modulated radiation therapy, and innovative surgical techniques. This textbook should be present in all medical oncological departments." European Urology Today Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Volume 6, Issue 294 -- "Since its initial publication in 1982, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, edited by DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg, has been a staple reference text in the medical oncologist's library. With each edition, the numbers of topics and contributors have increased, and this, the seventh edition, is the most inclusive. The practice of oncology has changed dramatically over the last 3 decades. We have progressed from the discovery that Hodgkin disease can be cured with chemotherapy to the knowledge that a variety of cancers can be cured or have improved survival. We have seen new chemotherapeutic agents developed in just the last several years become standard therapy. Most exciting, though, is the new era of targeted therapies: antiangiogenesis agents, enzyme inhibitors, and monoclonal antibodies, among others. Certainly, while there are other worthy texts, for many oncologists, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology has been a primary reference since our training. The seventh edition continues to be a reliable and thorough source defining contemporary cancer care."-Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)