editors, Jame Abraham, James L. Gulley, Carmen J. Allegra
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Fourth edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 742 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Head and neck cancer -- Non-small cell lung cancer -- Small cell lung cancer -- Esophageal cancer -- Gastric cancers -- Biliary tract cancers -- Primary cancers of the liver -- Colorectal cancer -- Pancreatic cancer -- Anal cancer -- Other gastrointestinal tumors -- Breast cancer -- Renal cell cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Bladder cancer -- Testicular carcinoma -- Ovarian cancer -- Endometrial cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Vulvar cancer -- Sarcomas and malignancies of the bone -- Skin cancers and melanoma -- Acute leukemia -- Chronic lymphoid leukemias -- Chronic myeloid leukemia -- Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms -- Multiple myeloma -- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- Hematopoietic cell transplantation -- Carcinoma of unknown primary -- Central nervous system tumors -- Endocrine tumors -- Hematopoietic growth factors -- Infectious complications in oncology -- Oncologic emergencies and paraneoplastic syndromes -- Psychopharmacologic management in oncology -- Management of emesis -- Medical nutrition therapy -- Pain and palliative care -- Central venous access device -- Procedures in medical oncology -- Diagnosis-driven individualization of cancer care -- Basic principles of radiation oncology -- Clinical genetics -- Anticancer agents
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology is a clear, concise and comprehensive reference book for the busy clinician to use in his or her daily patient encounters. It focuses less on etiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology, and considerably more on practical clinical information. Cancer management information is presented in a reader-friendly format that offers a comprehensive review of each disease along with the most commonly used treatment regimens, including chemotherapy dosing and schedules. Look inside and discover... Clear, concise, complete reference book for busy clinician for daily patient management, Organized by body region, User-friendly formatting - tables, algorithms, charts, bullet points, Contributed by authors from the National Institutes of Health and major academic centers in the United States and Europe, New to this Fourth edition: Review questions accompany each chapter, A chapter on Cancer Genetics for practicing oncologists, New treatment regimens added to all appropriate chapters, New clinical trial data added on treatment, More chemotherapeutic agents added (including newer regimens and dosages) Book jacket