Oncology

The gold standard reference in oncology.

Clinical reference resource for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, internists, and allied specialties involved in the treatment of cancer patients. Covers current cancer science and clinical oncology practice.

Provides an accessible scientific basis to the key topics of oncology, examining how cancer cells grow and function, as well as discussing the etiology of cancer, and the general principles governing modern approaches to oncology treatment. The book examines the challenges presented by the treatment of cancer on a larger scale within population groups, and the importance of recognizing and supporting the needs of individual patients, both during and after treatment.

clear, concise, and comprehensive reference book for the busy clinician to use in his or her daily patient encounters. The book has been compiled by clinicians who are working at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Cleveland Clinic, M.D. Anderson, Mayo Clinic as well as scholars from other academic institutions. To limit the size of the book, less space is dedicated to etiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology and greater emphasis is placed on practical clinical information.