Cancer of the Breast: From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology: From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition - Softcover

Theodore S. Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1496333985 ISBN 13: 9781496333988

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2016

Synopsis

Selected from the world's leading comprehensive cancer textbook, this tightly focused resource provides you with the practical, cutting-edge information you need to provide the best cancer care to each patient. Cancer of the Breast: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th Edition, offers a comprehensive and balanced view of this rapidly changing field, meeting the needs of oncology practitioners, fellows, and others who need an in-depth understanding of breast cancer. The print reference gives you the solid, dependable guidance you've come to expect from this outstanding title, and the Inkling version features new quarterly updates written by a team of experts selected by the authors. Key Features:* Delivers focused, comprehensive information on cancer of the breast drawn from the world's leading cancer textbook, DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology.* Covers the molecular biology of breast cancer, malignant tumors of the breast, and genetic testing in breast cancer.* Discusses in detail the growing importance of prevention and screening, giving you the understanding you need to improve your patients' chances for a healthier, cancer-free life.* Explains how the latest developments in biologic therapy applies to cancer of the breast.* Provides exhaustive coverage of combined modality cancer treatment, helping you determine when and how to integrate modalities in patient treatment.* Ensures that you're fully up to date thanks to easy, mobile access to quarterly updates.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

About this title

Review:

'contains 35 chapters on various general aspects of cancer management, epidemiology, and prevention'
'preliminary chapters on the mechanisms of cancer are superb'
'examples drawn from the wide field of cancer, not just breast cancer'
'electronic version provides a highly portable way to access the material'
'For those who specialize in breast cancer this is an affordable and portable means of getting the best'
Weighted Numerical Score:80 - 3 stars
- --Doodys Publishers' Club, Friday, June 10, 2016

About the Author:

Vincent T. DeVita Jr., M.D. is a professor of medicine, epidemiology, and public health at the Yale School of Medicine. He was the director of the National Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Program from 1980 to 1988. In 1988 he joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as the physician in chief. In 1993 he became the director of the Yale Cancer Center. At the NCI, he developed a cure for Hodgkin s lymphoma with combination chemotherapy, proving that advanced cancers can be cured by drugs. He is a former president of the American Cancer Society and the coeditor of "Cancer: Principles & Practice of" "Oncology", a textbook of cancer medicine.

Rosenberg is Chief of Surgery, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health; Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland; Professor of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1496333985
• ISBN 13: 9781496333988
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 536
• Editor: Theodore S. Lawrence, Steven A. Rosenberg