Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology

Focusing on cancer in dogs and cats, this updated 4th edition comprehensively covers the latest material in clinical oncology, including chemotherapy, surgical oncology, and the latest in diagnostic techniques in cancer. Its user-friendly style makes it an excellent reference for both veterinary practitioners and those involved in academic research. Timely new information that is relevant in day-to-day practice is emphasized. Numerous new contributing authors ensure the text is up to date and that it contains today's most important information on cancer in the small animal patient.

ISBN 0721605583   Pages 864 ISBN13 9780721605586 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences   Weight (grammes) 2064 Imprint Saunders (W.B.) Co Ltd   Published in London Format Hardback   Previous ISBN 9780721677552 Publication date 19 Feb 2007   Height (mm) 276 Library of Congress SF991   Width (mm) 216 DEWEY 636.0896994   Spine width (mm) 31 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education

		Why worry about cancer in pets?
Pt. I		The biology and pathogenesis of cancer
1		The etiology of cancer		3
2		Tumor biology and metastasis		31
3		The pathology of neoplasia		54
4		The epidemiology and incidence of cancer		68
5		Paraneoplastic syndromes		77
Pt. II		Diagnostic procedures for the cancer patient
6		Diagnostic imaging in oncology		97
7		Diagnostic cytology in clinical oncology		112
8		Molecular diagnostics		134
9		Biopsy principles		147
Pt. III		Therapeutic modalities for the cancer patient
10		Surgical oncology		157
11		Cancer chemotherapy		163
12		Radiation therapy		193
13		Immunotherapy of cancer		211
14		Molecular/targeted therapy of cancer		236
15		Miscellaneous treatments for solid tumors		275
16		Supportive care for the cancer patient		291
17		Complementary and alternative medicine for patients with cancer		347
Pt. IV		Specific malignancies in the small animal patient
18		Tumors of the skin and subcutaneous tissues		375
19		Mast cell tumors		402
20		Soft tissue sarcomas		425
21		Cancer of the gastrointestinal tract		455
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"This edition is a must have for all veterinary practitioners with an interest in veterinary cancer biology, therapy and prognosis. There are significant updates from the previous edition and considerably more information has ben crammed between the covers, with a comprehensive referencing, a selection of excellent colour images and a writing style that is easy to follow.While this book does contain well presented tabular summaries of specific therapies for specific conditions, what it really chieves is a comprehensive summary of the state of our knowledge at this time and it will enable the real enthusiast to understand the origin of current therapeutic strategies and to assess the evidence base from which these plans are derived." - Gerry Polton, Veterinary Times, August 2007"From front to back cover it reads as a full story of cancer, what is it, how can you diagnose it, how can you treat it and then a huge number of the most common specific cancers encountered in clinical practice. (...) The book is littered with colour photographs, colour diagrams, x-rays and gross views to show the clinical manifestation of the various diseases, and the FNA section's pictures are excellent for having next to your labs microscope for quick reference.The book is very different from the BSAVA Oncology guide, and if you're expecting that then think again, this book is very much latest information, with the information verified and referenced to thousands of journal articles so you can be sure the information is accurate and also therefore peer reviewed by proxy. With the increase in companion animal cancer it's a book every practice should have."--- 3rd year Veterinary Medicine student, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK

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