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OverviewAcclaimed by the worldwide medical community as a staple reference text in the medical oncologist's library (JAMA), DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology is now in its Eighth Edition. This edition is in full color for the first time, has a new editor, Theodore S. Lawrence, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist, and has two Associate Scientific Advisors, Robert A. Weinberg, PhD and Ronald A. DePinho, MD, with special expertise in molecular biology. More than 40 chapters are entirely new, and more than 70 have been rewritten by new contributing authors. Plus, this edition has an exciting new companion Website. The text provides cutting-edge, practical information on the science of oncology and the multimodality treatment of every cancer type. To ensure a balanced, multidisciplinary approach, each major treatment chapter is co-authored by a surgeon, a medical oncologist, and a radiation oncologist. Treatment of each cancer type is discussed by stage, with coordinated guidelines on the role of each treatment modality at each stage.Each major treatment section is preceded by an updated brief chapter describing the molecular biology of the cancer and the implications of molecular biology for patient management. Full consideration is also given to cancer prevention, screening, palliative care, supportive oncology, and quality of life issues. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable online text, an image bank, links to journal articles, and a question bank. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ronald A. DePinho , Robert A. Weinberg , Vincent T. DeVita, Jr. , Theodore S. LawrencePublisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Imprint: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Edition: 8th Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 14.00cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 8.489kg ISBN: 9780781772075ISBN 10: 0781772079 Pages: 3200 Publication Date: 22 April 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781451105452 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |