The Washington Manual of Oncology

Continuing in the tradition of the world-famousWashington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, The Washington Manual of Oncologyputs authoritative patient management recommendations at your fingertips. Its handy pocket size and user-friendly outline format ensure fast access to information. The book is organized by cancer site and tumor type, and each chapter follows a consistent format: clinical presentation; workup and staging; therapy according to stage; complications of the treatment and the disease; natural history of the disease; background information; current focus of research; and suggested readings. Also included are chapters on principles of clinical trials, cancer chemotherapy agents, and smoking cessation.The Washington Manualis a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.Govindan, Ramaswamy is the author of 'The Washington Manual of Oncology' with ISBN 9780781730259 and ISBN 0781730252.