Hodgkin's Disease (Hardcover)

by Peter M. Mauch (Editor), James O. Armitage (Editor), Volker, M.D. Diehl (Editor), Richard T., M.D. Hoppe (Editor), Lawrence M. Weiss (Editor)

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Product Description
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Reference, for residents, practitioners, and researchers, on the etiology and epidemiology, staging and evaluation, treatment and techniques, selection of treatment, and late effects of treatment. Extensive references are included. Color and halftone illustrations. DNLM: Hodgkin Disease. Added to Brandon-Hill Medical List in April 2001.

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.com Sales Rank: #1,423,721 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

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

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

By	L. WILLIAM (Los Altos Hills, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.