Cancer Consult: Expertise in Clinical Practice, Volume 1 Solid Tumors & Supportive Care

by Abutalib, Syed A.; Markman, Maurie; Benson, Al B.; Rugo, Hope S.

• ISBN13: 9781119823735
• ISBN10: 1119823730
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781119823759
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-01-10
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

CANCER CONSULT

New edition covering the specialties of hematology, oncology and cellular therapy, now in two volumes

Cancer Consult: Expertise in Clinical Practice, Volume 1: Solid Tumors & Supportive Care, Second Edition includes hundreds of answers to practice-based questions covering the new principles of diagnosis, classification, staging, treatment, and outcomes in the rapidly advancing field of cancer. This textbook series also provides expert guidance in the areas of cancer-related uncertainties and controversies, including experience-based discussions. The book’s smaller size allows for easy access during medical rounds. This volume also includes:

• Up-to-date, clinically relevant information on the very latest topics such as molecular techniques, targeted therapies, immunotherapy, cellular therapy and translational cancer research
• Sections on head, neck, thoracic, breast, GI, genitourinary, skin, gynecological and hereditary cancers, amongst other topics
• Streamlined, engaging content to make finding information easier and less time consuming for the reader
• Concise and practical expert perspectives that reference key studies
• References to the latest NCCN, ESMO, ASCO, and other national guidelines

With its powerful focus on pragmatic clinical diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic approaches, Cancer Consult: Expertise in Clinical Practice, Volume 1: Solid Tumors & Supportive Care, Second Edition will help keep hematology, oncology and cellular therapy practitioners up-to-date, bridging the gaps between journal and reference literature, conferences, and their existing knowledge base. It also offers clinicians, trainees, and fellows an excellent opportunity to enhance their preparation for the ABIM, hematology and oncology fellowship and recertification exams.

Author Biography

Syed Ali Abutalib, MD, is Co-Director of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation and Clinical Director of NMDP Apheresis Center at the Midwest Branch of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, (CTCA), an affiliate of City of Hope.

Maurie Markman, MD, is Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs and National Director of Medical Oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), an affiliate of City of Hope. Dr. Markman has served as the Vice President for Clinical Research at MDACC, Chairman of the Department of Hematology/Oncology and Director of the Taussig Cancer Center at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine at MSKCC.

James O. Armitage, MD, is the Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine at University of Nebraska Medical Center and has served as Dean for College of Medicine and Chairman of Internal Medicine. He is past President of both the ASCO and the ASTCT.

Kenneth Anderson, MD, is the Kraft Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, as well as Director of the LeBow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics and Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is past President of ASH.

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, is Director of Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education and a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Al B. Benson III, M.D FACP FASCO is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, and the Associate Director for Cooperative Groups at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center.