Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy by Roland T. Skeel, Quan Walter D. Y., Walter Dy Quan

Synopsis

The Seventh Edition of this pocket reference is a practical, disease-focused guide to the best current medical practice in cancer chemotherapy. In easy-to-follow outline format, the book provides complete coverage of the principles of rational chemotherapy, the chemotherapeutic and biotherapeutic agents available, the treatment of specific cancers, and selected aspects of supportive care. Emphasis is on the indications, dosage/schedule, potential toxicities, and safe administration of the drugs and their use in treating specific malignancies.

This edition describes seventeen new chemotherapeutic agents, with particular attention to molecular targeted agents. Updated chapters on individual cancers and supportive care provide state-of-the-art treatment recommendations.

Annotation

The book contains no figures.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Mark Agulnik, MD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
Description:This is a comprehensive pocket reference guide for the latest information in prescribing chemotherapy.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide a concise overview of chemotherapies and their uses in the treatment of malignancies. These objectives are clearly met.
Audience:The audience should include oncologists, nurses, physician assistants, and oncology trainees.
Features:In a very systematic way, the book discusses basic principles in chemotherapy and then focuses, disease by disease, on the therapies used to treat different human cancers.
Assessment:This comprehensive manual is a great resource that is easy to use and highly accessible for all.

Biography

Skeel, Roland T., MD (Medical Coll of Ohio); Lachant, Neil A., MD (Medical Coll of Ohio)

The contributors represent the specialties of hematology and oncology, psychology, and obstetrics and gynecology. Most are from academic medical centers in the U.S. and Canada. Institutions prominently represented include Medical Coll of Ohio, Brown, and Indiana Univ.