Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology Single Volume [Hardcover]

Vincent T. Devita (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0397515731 | ISBN-13: 978-0397515738 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Edition: 5th

Provides clinical information on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. This edition contains new material on genetic counselling and adjuvant chemotherapy, and places new emphasis on primary chemotherapy and the newly-understood nutritional aspects of cancer treatment.

Editorial Reviews

Review

European Urology Today, Volume 17, Issue 1 -- "I was particularly taken by the chapters describing radiotherapy techniques, such as intensity modulated radiation therapy, and innovative surgical techniques. This textbook should be present in all medical oncological departments." European Urology Today Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Volume 6, Issue 294 -- "Since its initial publication in 1982, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, edited by DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg, has been a staple reference text in the medical oncologist's library. With each edition, the numbers of topics and contributors have increased, and this, the seventh edition, is the most inclusive. The practice of oncology has changed dramatically over the last 3 decades. We have progressed from the discovery that Hodgkin disease can be cured with chemotherapy to the knowledge that a variety of cancers can be cured or have improved survival. We have seen new chemotherapeutic agents developed in just the last several years become standard therapy. Most exciting, though, is the new era of targeted therapies: antiangiogenesis agents, enzyme inhibitors, and monoclonal antibodies, among others. Certainly, while there are other worthy texts, for many oncologists, Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology has been a primary reference since our training. The seventh edition continues to be a reliable and thorough source defining contemporary cancer care."-Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 3125 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 5th edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0397515731
• ISBN-13: 978-0397515738
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,494,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cumbersome organization, October 25, 2002

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Justin D Cohen, MD (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology Single Volume (Book with CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

Although the Devita text is a good resource, it has important drawbacks. In every edition, including the latest one, too much information has been out of date even at the first day of publication. Several other major oncology texts somehow manage to avoid this problem much better. Also, since the text comes out every two years, information in the current edition is already at least 3 years old or older. Beyond this, the index is detailed but it still is hard to find specific information, i.e., the book is clumsily organized. Finally, the CD version has the worst search program that I have ever used. You can enter information with any degree of specificity and the search will retrieve (at best) a list of chapters and major chapter sections in which to look. You then have to read through miles of text to find the information that you wanted. Searchability is one of the main reasons for buying a CD and I consider the Devita CD virtually worthless.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars comprehensive, but not flawless, November 15, 2005

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B. Stein (Adelaide Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology (Cancer: Principles & Practice (DeVita)(Single Vol.)) (Hardcover)

Devita is recognized as the established text-book on medical oncology.
Its strengths are 1. the excellent introduction to the science of oncology 2. the comprehensive reviews of each tumour type (inevitably dated as is almost every text-book) 3. a sufficient coverage of all modalities of treatment to allow the medical oncologist to appreciate the contribution of surgery, and radiation therapy 4. a number of useful discussions of common clinical scenarios.
Its weakness is twofold: 1. if you are looking for a clear recommendation or approach to a problem you will often be better served elsewhere 2. the writing is hard going with a strong tendency to turgid US academic prose.
So who should read it? Any medical oncology fellow should read this or one of the similar books cover to cover. For consultants it is a useful starting point to review a condition not often seen, or provide a background to the field. In contrast to another reviewer I cannot believe a lay-person without a very strong health science background will be able to wade through it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the must.., July 20, 2005

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P. Souquet (Lyon France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology (Cancer: Principles & Practice (DeVita)(Single Vol.)) (Hardcover)

The reference in the oncology book for students, oncologists and specialists involved in cancer treatment