Cancer Treatment

This thoroughly updated, New Edition of Dr. Haskell's highly acclaimed resource delivers in-depth guidance on the etiology, epidemiology, biology, and treatment of specific cancers. New coverage explores the latest information on breast cancer, gene therapy, soft tissue sarcomas and bone tumors, hematologic growth factors, patient support, and much more.

Essential principles of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy

Examines the effects of cancer on pregnancy and of pregnancy on cancer

Summarises treatment results in abundant tables

67 new authors

New chapters include Principles of Cancer Prevention Cancer and Pregnancy Clinical Trial Design and Interpretation of Data Gene Therapy for Cancer Natural History and Pre-treatment Evaluation of non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas

Latest knowledge on haematologic growth factors

updated section on patient support

Thoroughly revised section on breast cancer, including new information on genetic predisposing factors and sentinal lymph node biopsies

Updated discussion of soft tissue sarcomas and bone tumours

Outlines the new WHO reclassification of lymphomas and leukaemias

Features fresh insights from 67 new authors.

Includes new chapters on Principles of Cancer Prevention Cancer and Pregnancy Clinical Trial Design and Interpretation of Data Gene Therapy for Cancer Natural History and Pretreatment Evaluation of non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas and much more.

Explores the latest knowledge on hematologic growth factors in an updated section on patient support.

Provides a thoroughly revised section on breast cancer, including new information on genetic predisposing factors and sentinal lymph node biopsies.

Contains an updated discussion of soft tissue sarcomas and bone tumors.

Presents antineoplastic drugs in a new, alphabetical format for quick reference.

Outlines the new WHO reclassification of lymphomas and leukemias.