Now in its eighth edition, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology enjoys worldwide acclaim as a staple oncology reference text. The book provides cutting-edge, practical information on the science of oncology and the multimodality treatment of every cancer type. Offering a balanced, multidisciplinary approach, each major treatment chapter is co-authored by a surgeon, a medical oncologist, and a radiation oncologist. Each cancer type is discussed, including stages, the molecular biology of the cancer, treatment modality, and patient management.

In addition to the major treatment chapters, full consideration is also given to cancer prevention, screening, palliative care, supportive oncology, and quality of life issues.

The two-volume publication is offered for the first time in full color. Other new features include: a new companion Web site with fully searchable online text, an image bank, links to journal articles, and a question bank; 40 new chapters; and more than 70 rewritten chapters with new contributing authors.

By Vincent T. DeVita Jr., M.D.; Theodore S. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.; Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D.; Ronald A. DePinho, M.D.; and Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D.

ISBN: 978-0-7817-7207-5; 2008; 3,200 pages in two volumes; hardbound