An accessible and well written textbook, giving a broad overview of most types of cancer, the book has plenty of illustrations and is clearly laid out, so it is useful if you want to check some information quickly without wading through pages of text.
Avril Morrison's reveiw for Understanding Cancer

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Product Description

highly acclaimed comprehensive and practical text covering the principles and practice of the management of cancer

Why Buy This Book?

• Includes up–to–date information on the most recent techniques and therapies available
  
• Comprehensive and practical reference source of both common and rarer forms of cancer
  
• Highlights frequent dilemmas and difficulties encountered during cancer management
  
• Covers controversial topics including screening, genetic testing, prevention and AIDS–related cancers
  
• Provides the reader with fundamental knowledge about oncogenes, epidemiology and staging, through to basic actions of different treatment modalities

Cancer and its management is ideal for all those concerned with he management of cancer:

• Surgical, clinical and medical oncologists – both consultants and trainees


• Nursing staff with an interest in cancer


• General practitioners, and medical, nursing and pharmacy students

"This book is exactly what was needed. All in all, this book is destined to become a classic."
The Lancet

"......should be compulsory reading for all would–be cancer specialists. The authors′ discussion of controversial topics...is excellent."
British Medical Journal

“This is, without exaggeration, the book when it comes to Cancer. ... All in all, the Cancer Bible.”
Microscope (NottinghamUniversityMedicalSchool Gazette)

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #543573 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

Review
From the reviews of previous editions:–

"This book is exactly what was needed. It is aimed at a wide audience – not only clinical oncologists but also physicians, surgeons, gynaecologists, general practitioners and even medical students. All in all this book is destined to become a classic." The Lancet

"Each [chapter] is well up–to–date and a model of clarity, and one of the most outstanding, Supportive Care and Symptom Relief, should be compulsory reading for all would–be cancer specialists. The authors′ discussion of controversial topics, such as adjuvant therapy and combined modality treatment, is excellent." British Medical Journal

"...for those of us bedevilled by increasing subspecialisation and in need of regular refreshers in the management of cancers they are not longer seeing regularly, this book is ideal. It is well written by authors recognised for their articulacy." Clinical Oncology

"This book describes state–of–the–art diagnosis and management of the full gamut of malignancies, system by system, in a clear, concise and readable manner which stresses the multidisciplinary approach." British Journal of Surgery

From the Back Cover
Highly acclaimed comprehensive and practical text covering the principles and practice of the management of cancer

WHY BUY THIS BOOK?

∗ Includes up–to–date information on the most recent techniques and therapies available

∗ Comprehensive and practical reference source of both common and rarer forms of cancer

∗ Highlights frequent dilemmas and difficulties encountered during cancer management

∗ Covers controversial topics including screening, genetic testing, prevention and AIDS–related cancers

∗ Provides the reader with fundamental knowledge about oncogenes, epidemiology and staging, through to basic actions of different treatment modalities

"This book is exactly what was needed. All in all, this book is destined to become a classic."
The Lancet

"......should be compulsory reading for all would–be cancer specialists. The authors′ discussion of controversial topics...is excellent."
British Medical Journal

“This is, without exaggeration, the book when it comes to Cancer. ... All in all, the Cancer Bible.”
Microscope (NottinghamUniversityMedicalSchool Gazette)