European society for medical oncology Handbook of Advanced Cancer Care 1st Edition by Raphael Catane, Nathan Cherny, Marianne Kloke, Stephan Tanneberger, Dirk Schrijvers 0415375304 978-0415375306

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Authors:Catane, Raphael. , Series:Medical [2] , Tags:Surgery; Medical & Surgical; Medicine; Medicine and Nursing , Author sort:Catane, Raphael. , Languages:Languages:eng , Published:Published:Nov 2005 , Publisher:Taylor & Francis , Comments:Comments:It is my privilege to introduce this Handbook on Advanced Cancer Care,which belongs to a series of publications initiated by the European Societyfor Medical Oncology (ESMO). There is a great need, especially for medicaloncologists, to have a comprehensive overview of the essential elementsneeded for the care of patients with advanced cancer. This handbook fulfillsthese requirements.The Handbook on Advanced Cancer Care provides useful definitions andsurveys of treatment principles. Excellent guidelines are provided for diagnosticprocedures and therapies for various conditions associated withadvanced cancer and its treatment. The chapters are written in a pedagogicalmanner with informative figures and tables and I believe this handbook willbe of great value for all oncologists.This handbook was written by experienced oncologists in their respectivefields. I would like to convey my sincere thanks to all of them for their outstandingcontribution. I am especially grateful to the editors, professorsRaphael Catane, Nathan Cherny, Marianne Kloke, Stephan Tanneberger, andDirk Schrijvers, for without their ceaseless efforts this excellent piece ofwork could not have been accomplished.I am fully convinced that this ESMO Handbook of Advanced Cancer Carewill serve as a reference guide for all oncologists and it is my sincere hopethat you will find it useful and of great service.