Textbook of Medical Oncology

A textbook of medical oncology, this volume is designed as a reference source for medical oncology trainees. The second edition offers the same comprehensive coverage of the subject as the first edition, but each chapter has been updated, and includes, where appropriate, new classification systems and discussion of new agents and treatment protocols. It also contains a number of new chapters, notably the opening discussion on molecular biology of cancer, and as before, all contributors have been chosen for their authority and international representation.

Effective care of the cancer patient increasingly involves systemic treatment, and as the range of available therapeutic agents continues to expand, the medical oncologist must be fully aware of the rationale for choosing specific drugs and combinations. Textbook of Medical Oncology, 4th edition, is written by a highly acclaimed list of internation