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Practical, disease-focused guide to the best current medical practice in cancer chemotherapy.

In easy-to-follow outline format, the book provides complete coverage of the principles of rational chemotherapy, the chemotherapeutic and biotherapeutic agents available, the treatment of specific cancers, and selected aspects of supportive care. Emphasis is on the indications, dosage/schedule, potential toxicities, and safe administration of the drugs and their use in treating specific malignancies.

This edition describes seventeen new chemotherapeutic agents, with particular attention to molecular targeted agents. Updated chapters on individual cancers and supportive care provide state-of-the-art treatment recommendations.

• Pocket-sized reference provides practical information in user-friendly outline format
• Sections cover basic principles of rational chemotherapy, chemotherapeutic and biotherapeutic agents and their use, chemotherapy of individual cancers, and selected aspects of supportive care
• Profiles over 115 chemotherapeutic and biotherapeutic agents, providing mechanisms of action, primary indications, usual dosage/schedule, special precautions, and potential toxicities. Readers will understand why the drugs work and how to administer them safely.
• More than 20 site-specific chapters detail what agents to use and when to use them in most cancers
• Section on supportive care offers guidance on how to deal with common complications of cancer and its treatment
• SEVENTH EDITION HIGHLIGHTS:
• Describes seventeen new chemotherapeutic agents, with particular attention to molecular targeted agents
• Updated chapters on individual cancers and supportive care provide state-of-the-art treatment recommendations
• Drugs and treatment regimens that are no longer used have been eliminated

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