Overview
A truly comprehensive reference for the management of patients with endocrine cancer The new edition of Clinical Endocrine Oncology has been fully revised and extended making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference available. Written and edited by leading international experts in the field, it sets the standard in multidisciplinary care for patients with endocrine tumors. The book provides specific and detailed guidance on the basic, clinical, investigative and therapeutic processes required for the thorough evaluation of a patient with a tumor in an endocrine organ. The eighty-four chapters are arranged in seven parts: • Endocrine Oncology and Therapeutic Options • Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors • Pituitary and Hypothalamic Lesions • Adrenal and Gonadal Tumors • Neuroendocrine Tumors and the Clinical Syndromes • Medical Syndromes and Endocrine Neoplasia • Endocrine-responsive Tumors and Female Reproductive Hormone Therapy. This authoritative and practical text will be an invaluable resource for all those working in the field, including endocrinologists, medical oncologists, surgeons, radiation therapists, interventional radiologists, specialist nurses, and clinical scientists. John A.H. Wass is joined in this edition by a new editor, Ian D. Hay, Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology Research at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Full Product Details
Author: Ian D. Hay (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA) ,
John A. H. Wass (University of Oxford)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 22.60cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 28.50cm
Weight: 2.141kg
ISBN: 9781405145848
ISBN 10: 1405145846
Pages: 664
Publication Date: 15 April 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
?I recommend the book for physicians who see diagnose and treat patients with endocrine tumors It provides a broad strong base of knowledge and a good foundation for further investigation of the treatment options for these tumors.? (New England Journal of Medicine, April 2009) ?The new edition of Clinical Endocrine Oncology has been fully revised and extended making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference available. Written and edited by leading international experts in the field, it sets the standard in multidisciplinary care for patients with endocrine tumors. This authoritative and practical text will be an invaluable resource for all those working in the field ? .Because so much has changed since the first edition was published 11 years ago, a second edition is warranted.? (Doody's Book Reviews, October 2008)
I recommend the book for physicians who see diagnose and treat patients with endocrine tumors It provides a broad strong base of knowledge and a good foundation for further investigation of the treatment options for these tumors. (New England Journal of Medicine, April 2009) The new edition of Clinical Endocrine Oncology has been fully revised and extended making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference available. Written and edited by leading international experts in the field, it sets the standard in multidisciplinary care for patients with endocrine tumors. This authoritative and practical text will be an invaluable resource for all those working in the field ... .Because so much has changed since the first edition was published 11 years ago, a second edition is warranted. (Doody's Book Reviews, October 2008)
Author Information
Ian D. Hay, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA. A Glasgow graduate, Professor Hay has spent the majority of his career in the USA, winning the Randall G. Sprague Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Subspecialty Trainee in Endocrinology from the Mayo Clinic in 1981. He has been recognised with thirteen awards throughout his career, the latest one being the Prix de la Journee de Medecine Nucleaire from the l'Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France in 1997. He is also a contributor to Williams’ Textbook of Endocrinology. John A.H. Wass, Professor of Endocrinology, The Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Oxford, UK. Current President of the European Federation of Endocrine Societies and President of the Society for Endocrinology (UK). Co-Editor of The Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes (published 2002) and The Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes (published August 2002).
