Medical Reference Catalogue
51
Jay R. Harris, MD
Professor, Dept. of Radiation
Oncology, Harvard Medical
School, Chair, Department of
Radiation Oncology, Dana-
Farber Cancer Institute and
Brigham Women’s Hospital,
Boston, MA
Marc E. Lippman, MD
Kathleen and Stanley Glaser
Professor, Chairman, Dept. of
Medicine, Leonard M. Miller
School of Medicine, University
of Miami, Miami, FL
Monica Morrow, MD
Anne Burnett Windfohr Chair of Clinical Oncology, Chief, Breast
Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Surgery,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
C. Kent Osborne, MD
The Tina and Dudley Sharp Chair of Oncology, Professor of Medicine
and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Director, Dan L. Duncan Cancer
Center, Director, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of
Medicine, Houston, Texas
Fifth Edition
Diseases of the
Breast
Pocket Oncology
Alexander Drilon, MD
Medical Oncology Fellow
Michael E. Postow, MD
Assistant Attending Physician,
Melanoma and Sarcoma
Oncology Service, Department
of Medicine
Lee Kurg, MD
All authors are from Memorial
Sloan-Kettering cancer center
in NY
May 2014 / Hardcover
Approx. 1200 pp. / Approx. 440 lllus. / Approx. 250 Tables
9781451186277
March 2014 / Hardcover - Spiral
Approx. 352 pp. / Approx. 90 lllus. / Approx. 241 Tables
9781451187625
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Expand your knowledge of every aspect of breast diseases as a
diverse and distinguished group of internationally-recognized experts
summarize the current knowledge, including biology and epidemiology,
clinical features, and management. Ideal for any clinician seeing patients
with breast disease, especially carcinoma of the breast, this full color
5th Edition of the authoritative text in the field is designed to foster the
understanding necessary to provide optimal patient care.
Pocket Oncology, developed and edited by oncologists at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is a simple, yet comprehensive,
review of basic principles of cancer management. Prepared in the
style and format of books in the popular Pocket Notebook series,
Pocket Oncology is intended as a quick reference presented in easy to
read bulleted text, and using diagrams and charts where appropriate.
Each oncologic disease is presented on two facing pages that review
initial clinical presentation, pathophysiology, staging, current standard
of care treatments, and active areas of current research. Edited by
Alexander Drilon and Michael Postow, the content of the book has been
written by medical oncology fellows and each disease entity has been
authoritatively reviewed by an oncologist with specific expertise in each
subspecialty of oncology.
Series: Pocket Notebook Series
ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY
FEATURES
FEATURES
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Simple, comprehensive, review of basic principles of oncology
in easy to read bulleted text, using diagrams and charts where
appropriate.
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Its small size makes it easy to carry the pocket of a lab coat for quick
reference to information while in the hospital or oncology clinic.
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Perfect for medical students, residents, fellows, physician assistants,
and nurses who perform daily oncologic care.
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The importance of effective communication between pathologists,
breast imagers, medical geneticists, experts in nursing, psycho-social
support, and rehabilitation, as well as surgical, medical, and radiation
oncologists in providing optimal patient care is demonstrated.
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The latest major clinical trials are covered, along with the
information they provide on early detection and management of
breast cancer.
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Illustrations and tables that emphasize breast imaging, microscopic
and gross histology, anatomy, and procedural technique enhance
visual understanding.
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Algorithms on problem management in all aspects of breast disease
from benign processes to breast carcinoma inform clinical practice.
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eBook with content updates is included with purchase
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New chapters have been added on pathology of in situ carcinomas,
prophylactic contralateral mastectomy, implications of obesity in
breast cancer, and an overview of survivorship issues
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To keep perspectives fresh and updated, over one third of the authors
are new to this edition
