European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks

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1. ESMO Handbook of Cancer in the Senior Patient

   Edited by Dirk Schrijvers, Matti Aapro, Branko Zakotnik, Riccardo Audisio, Hendrik van Halteren, Arti Hurria

   Series: European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks

   Cancer is a disease related to ageing, and the proportion of senior patients increases worldwide. While the proportion of persons beyond age 70 is still small in developing countries, their numerous population means that there are more "elderlies" in India than in Europe. This book reflects the...

   Published May 19th 2010 by CRC Press
2. ESMO Handbook of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Evaluation

   Edited by Hans-Joachim Schmoll, Laura Van't Meer, Jan Vermorken, Dirk Schrijvers

   Series: European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks

   An informative handbook on the staging of cancer and the selection and evaluation of cancer treatment. ESMO Handbook on Treatment Evaluation in Cancer is an ideal resource for medical oncologists and those involved in screening and chemotherapy programs. The text demonstrates how to judge various...

   Published February 19th 2009 by CRC Press
3. ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention

   Edited by Dirk Schrijvers, Hans-Jörg Senn, Håkan Mellstedt, Branko Zakotnik

   Series: European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks

   This handbook summarizes the fast-moving world of research into prevention of cancer. An international selection of experts here present the points of most relevance for oncologists and those involved professionally with prevention and screening programmes....

   Published March 31st 2008 by CRC Press
4. ESMO Handbook on Principles of Translational Research

   Edited by Håkan Mellstedt, Dirk Schrijvers, Dimitrios Bafaloukos, Richard Griel

   Series: European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks

   This source presents the principles of cell biology, cellular pathways, and their implications for drug development in oncology. Using state-of-the-art and evidence-based literature references and reviews, with illustrations as necessary, the authors present an overview that is both reliable and...

   Published May 20th 2007 by CRC Press
5. ESMO Handbook of Advanced Cancer Care

   Edited by Raphael Catane, Nathan Cherny, Marianne Kloke, Stephan Tanneberger, Dirk Schrijvers

   Series: European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks

   The treatment of patients who have advanced cancer presents a special set of problems: not only does the cancer itself need to be treated, but the chemotherapy involved can often induce physical problems of its own. Psychiatric problems and palliative care come to the forefront of a physician's...

   Published December 14th 2005 by CRC Press
6. ESMO Handbook of Oncological Emergencies

   Edited by Paris A Kosmidis, Dirk Schrijvers, Fabrice Andre, Sylvie Rottey

   Series: European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks

   Young medical oncologists, who may often find themselves faced by major complications caused by cancer or by cancer treatment, will welcome this handbook as a highly useful tool to develop their knowledge and skills in the area. Initiated by the European Society for Medical Oncology’s (ESMO) Young...

   Published May 11th 2005 by CRC Press