Cancer Treatment and Research Melanoma Research: Genetics Growth Factors Metastases and Antigens Book 54 (Hardcover)

Where do you begin to look for a recent authoritative article on the diagnosis or management of a particular malignancy? The few general oncology text- books are generally out of date. Single papers in specialized journal are informative but seldom comprehensive; these are more often preliminary reports on a very limited number of patients. Certain general journals frequently publish good in-depth reviews of cancer topics and published symposium lectures are often the best overviews available. Unfortunately these reviews and supplements appear sporadically and the reader can never be sure when a topic of special interest will be covered. Cancer Treatment and Research is a series of authoritative volumes that aim to meet this need. It is an attempt to establish a critical mass ofoncology literature covering virtually all oncology topics revised frequently to keep the coverage up to date and easily available on a single library shelfor by a single personal subscription. We have approached the problem in the following fashion: first by dividing the oncology literature into specific subdivisions such as lung cancer genitourinary cancer pediatric oncology etc.;and second by asking eminent authorities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an annual or biannual basis. Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume appearing frequently and predictably discussing current diagnosis staging markers all forms of treatment modalities basic biology and more.