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Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.0896994
EAN: 9780721605586
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0721605583
Label: Saunders
Manufacturer: Saunders
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 864
Publication Date: December 15, 2006
Publisher: Saunders
Studio: Saunders
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Editorial Review:
Focusing on cancer in dogs and cats, this extensively updated 4th edition provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances in clinical oncology, including chemotherapy, surgical oncology, and diagnostic techniques. Ideal for students, practitioners, and those involved in academic research, this book's full-color images and user-friendly format provide quick and easy access to today's most important information on cancer in the small animal patient.- Full-color format throughout and full-color illustrations make information more accessible and provide accurate representations of clinical appearance.
- Chapters are clustered into four major sections: The Biology and Pathogenesis of Cancer, Diagnostic Procedures for the Cancer Patient, Therapeutic Modalities for the Cancer Patient, and Specific Malignancies in the Small Animal Patient.
- The consistent format includes incidence and risk factors, pathology, natural behavior of tumors, history and clinical signs, diagnostic techniques and workup, treatment options, and prognosis for specific malignancies in the small animal cancer patient.
- Features cutting edge information on the complications of cancer, pain management, and the latest treatment modalities.
- The latest information on the etiology of cancer, including genetic, chemical, physical, and hormonal factors, as well as cancer-causing viruses.
- Coverage of molecular-targeted therapy of cancer, plus new and emerging therapeutic techniques.
- New information on molecular diagnostic procedures for the cancer patient.
- The latest diagnostic imaging techniques in clinical oncology.
- Discussions of compassion and supportive care, from chronic pain management and nutrition to end-of-life issues and grief support.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Very Useful Resource
I am currently finishing up an advanced clinical rotation in surgical and medical oncology at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. I bought this book as a main resource, along with Fossum's surgery text, Slatter's, and Nelson/Couto's medical text. Withrow's book has been extremely helpful with the background information required to diagnose, treat, and predict the behavior of most tumors. I would recommend this book to anyone specializing in oncology, surgery, internal ... Read More
Rating:  - Oncology text
If you want the low-down on small animal oncology - this is where to look! This text is the next-best thing to a consultation with a specialist.
Rating: - A very informative book
Small Animal Clinical Oncology is NOT aimed at "civilian" pet owners like me. I bought this book after getting a cancer diagnosis on my dog, desperate for more detailed information than what I've found so far in books for the general public. I hesitated at the price, but I'm now very glad I bought it. I strongly suggest having Taber's Medical Dictionary handy if you're not in the field, and many of the photos were very tough to look at. Each chapter is written by different authors, it's footnoted ... Read More
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