Written by clinicians from the National Cancer Institute and other leading institutions, this comprehensive, clear, concise oncology handbook is designed specifically for quick bedside consultation. It covers all malignancies and offers busy clinicians practical guidelines on daily patient management, including commonly used treatment regimens and chemotherapy dosing and schedules. The user-friendly format features tables, charts, bullet points, and algorithms. The thoroughly updated Third Edition places an increased emphasis on practical clinical information, and includes new chemotherapeutic agents, dosages, and treatment regimens and the latest clinical trials data. New chapters focus on basic genomics for practicing oncologists and basic principles of radiation. The succinct yet detailed presentation is ideal for board review as well as clinical reference.

Written by clinicians from the National Cancer Institute and other leading institutions, this comprehensive, clear, concise oncology handbook is designed specifically for quick bedside consultation. It covers all malignancies and offers busy clinicians practical guidelines on daily patient management. The user-friendly format features tables, charts, bullet points, and algorithms. The thoroughly updated Second Edition includes new chemotherapeutic agents, dosages, and treatment regimens and the latest clinical trials data. New chapters focus on targeted therapies and complementary and alternative medicine in oncology. The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology, Second Edition is also available for PDAs. See Media Products section for details.

"The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology is a clear, concise, and comprehensive reference book for the busy clinician to use in their daily patient encounters and for board review. The book has been compiled by clinicians who are working at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Cleveland Clinic, M.D. Anderson, Mayo Clinic as well as experts from other academic institutions. To limit the size of the book, less space is dedicated to etiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology and greater emphasis is placed on practical clinical information. For easy accessibility to the pertinent information, long descriptions are avoided, and more tables, pictures, algorithms, and phrases are included. The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology is not intended as a substitute for the many excellent oncology reference textbooks available that are essential for a more complete understanding of the pathophysiology and management of complicated oncology patients. We hope that the reader-friendly format with its comprehensive review of the management of each disease with treatment regimens, including dosing and schedule, makes this book unique and useful for hematology/oncologists, advanced practice providers, hematology and oncology fellows, residents, students, oncology nurses, and allied health professionals"--

The Bethesda handbook of clinical oncology has been thoroughly reviewed and Ed it Ed by a group of renowned oncologists from reputed government and private cancer institutes of India to make the contents relevant and useful for the students and practitioners of oncology of the Indian subcontinent and South Asia. Salient features: data and evidences from India and South Asia have been added. All the chapters have been edited and updated as per most recent availableevidences and guidelines. More emphasis has been given to the type of cancers more commonly seen in this part of the world such as head and neck cancer, cancer cervix, breast cancer, etc. Chapters of basics of Radiation oncology and medical oncology have been revised. Additional and relevant information on cancer surgery has been added in each br>Chapter a management Flowchart has been added at the end of each br>Chapter for easy understanding and ready reference in the clinic.

This handbook covers all malignancies and provides physicians and nurse practitioners with clear, concise guidelines on what to do when faced with an actual case. Each chapter includes risk factors, staging, prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment.

Packed with essential information on the diagnosis and treatment of blood and bone marrow disorders, "The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Hematology, Third Edition" should be carried in the white coat pocket of the student, resident, or hematology/oncology service and in the briefcase of the internist, hospitalist, family practitioner, and pediatrician who sees patients with blood diseases. Look inside and discover...- Organization by disease category makes critical information easy to find and use.- Reader-friendly format includes tables, algorithms, meaningful figures, and bulleted lists that highlight vital facts.- Invaluable contributions from recognized experts and senior fellows bridge the gap between science and the clinical practice.- Concise coverage of the diagnosis and treatment makes the handbook ideal for quick reference, as well as for Board review! NEW to the Third Edition...- Emerging diagnostic and treatment strategies refine clinical decision-making.- Significantly revised and updated chapters describe recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of hematologic disorders. "Put this handy and portable guide to work for you and your patients...""Pick up your copy today!"