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Where do you begin to look for a recent, authoritative article on the diagnosis or management of a particular malignancy?

The few general oncology text- books are generally out of date.

Single papers in specialized journals are informative but seldom comprehensive; these are more often preliminary reports on a very limited number of patients.

Certain general journals frequently publish good in-depth reviews of cancer topics, and published symposium lectures are often the best overviews available.

Unfortunately, these reviews and supplements appear sporadically, and the reader can never be sure when a topic of special interest will be covered.

Cancer Treatment and Research is a series of authoritative volumes that aim to meet this need.

It is an attempt to establish a critical mass of oncology literature covering virtually all oncology topics, revised frequently to keep the coverage up to date, and easily available on a single library shelf or by a single personal subscription.

We have approached the problem in the following fashion: first, by dividing the oncology literature into specific subdivisions such as lung cancer, geni- tourinary cancer, pediatric oncology, etc.; and second, by asking eminent authorities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an annual or biannual basis.

Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume appearing frequently and predictably, discussing current diagnosis, staging, markers, all forms of treatment modalities,basic biology, and more.