Hodgkin's Disease [Hardcover]

Peter M. Mauch (Editor), James O. Armitage (Editor), Richard T. Hoppe (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781715024 | ISBN-13: 978-0781715027 | Publication Date: June 15, 1999

This volume is the first definitive text on Hodgkin's disease to be published in nearly 20 years. More than 100 distinguished experts from all parts of the world provide comprehensive, current information on every aspect of the disease, including etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, evaluation, staging, and treatment. Chapters describe current treatment options and ongoing clinical trials and offer guidelines on treatment selection. Full consideration is given to the late effects of therapy and to strategies for avoiding these complications

Product Details

• Hardcover: 802 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (June 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781715024
• ISBN-13: 978-0781715027
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,879,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Difficult Read, but Worth the Effort, September 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hodgkin's Disease (Hardcover)

For a family member of a person recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, this book is a valuable resource for understanding this rare condition. It's a difficult read, but the book is organized into managable sections. For a lay person, it is probably best read in conjunction with less-technical material to provide definitions and context. Topics covered include historical perspectives of diagnosis and treatment, current research, and up-to-date treatment options.It provides in-depth explainations of the role of various diagnostic techniques in classification and staging. Additional topics include the relationship between Hodgkin's and the non-Hodgkin's lymphomas as well as the association with Epstein-Barr virus. The issues of pediatric Hodgkin's and long-term complications of treatment are also covered. The book's strongest recomendation is that it is one of the few available with current information specific to Hodgkin's, as opposed to the non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. It provides the lay person with requisite information to discuss Hodgkin's with the medical team, in sufficient detail to make informed decisions.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hodgkins Information, April 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hodgkin's Disease (Hardcover)

As a layperson not familiar with medical terms and theories I found the book hard to follow and understand at first. After a bit of slow reading and comprehension it became a wonderful source of knowledge about cancer and hodgkin's disease

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an oncologist's view, April 12, 2000

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L. WILLIAM (Los Altos Hills, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hodgkin's Disease (Hardcover)

This timely review of the literature on Hodgkin's diseasereplaces the venerable work by Henry S. Kaplan and betters the master.The section written by Richard Hoppe, M.D. carries on the finest traditions of radiation oncology at Stanford. This is a very fine work and one anyone in the field of oncology should have on his/her book shelf.