The Washington Manual of Oncology

Continuing in the tradition of the world famous Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics , The Washington Manual of Oncology puts authoritative patient management recommendations at your fingertips.

Its handy pocket size and user friendly outline format ensure fast access to information.

The book is organised by cancer site and tumour type and each chapter follows a consistent format: clinical presentation; work-up and staging; therapy according to stage; complications of the treatment and disease; natural history of the disease; background information; current focus of research; and suggested readings .

Also included are chapters on principles of clinical trials, cancer chemotherapy agents plus smoking cessation