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The Cancer Chemotherapy Handbook (6th Edition)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.994061
EAN: 9780323018906
Edition: 6
ISBN: 0323018904
Label: Mosby
Manufacturer: Mosby
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 640
Publication Date: May 16, 2003
Publisher: Mosby
Studio: Mosby
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Editorial Review:
Here's a comprehensive, yet compact and practical guide to the care and chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer patients. It encompasses all major chemotherapeutic agents and combinations, investigational and newly approved drugs, and describes their mechanisms of action, indications, metabolism, dose, administration, toxicity, and drug interactions and incompatibilities. The 6th Edition includes more than 75 new drug regiments as well as a new chapter on medication errors and safety.- Uses a multidisciplinary approach that reflects the work of the entire chemotherapeutic team.
- Contains essential information on all chemotherapeutic agents and "cocktail" combinations.
- Covers high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support, recognizing the rapid progress of stem cell therapy and highlighting potentially significant risks.
- Lists chemotherapeutic drugs and biological response modifiers alphabetically, and arranges cancer treatment protocols by cancer type.
- Provides the most comprehensive list of chemotherapeutic drugs available.
- Updates and revises all chapters.
- Describes 100 new chemotherapeutic drugs.
- Features a new chapter on medication errors and safety.
- Presents new information on monoclonal antibodies.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - OUT OF DATE
The basic idea is accomplished. But there are, out of date chemoteraphy protocols.
Rating:  - Excellent reference guide
I found the book to be a complete, concise reference that was easy to read and an excellent resource. A small book but well worth the money.
Rating: - Very informative and concise
The Cancer Chemotherapy Handbook has been extremely useful to me in doing preclinical laboratory work, which requires a working knowledge of current clinical practice. Sections include an alphabetically arranged section of chemotherapy drugs and biological response modifiers with detailed descriptions, a section of current treatment protocols arranged by cancer type, and sections on pain, toxicity, etc. in addition to useful tables. All of this information comes in a small paperback making it ... Read More
Rating: - The Bible of Chemotherapy
This continues to be the premiere source for chemotherapy information. It is very well organized and easy to navigate. All the information is current and timely. The compact size makes it easy to take with you for use whenever it is needed.
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