By Syed A. Abutalib, Maurie Markman

The box of oncology merits from numerous large-scale reference books and a bunch of monographs devoted to particular cancers. in spite of the fact that, really very good perform and evaluation books are, unusually, rather scarce. outdoor of a scant handful of books and on-line reference instruments that provide medical reaction perform and board evaluation in a uncomplicated query and solution structure, there are not any assets that supply a powerful, attractive, totally referenced device for those important actions in each oncologist’s and oncology trainee’s paintings. This print and digital ebook seeks to fill that void, delivering accomplished question-and-answer type content material that covers the complete strong point of oncology and gives working towards oncologists with a desirable and instantly acceptable compendium of important details facing a well-balanced number of universal and unusual cancers. on the center of this ebook is the editor’s and authors’ wish to triumph over the controversies and limitations to perform that typically emerge following the looks of latest information. In each part, the person is guided towards collaboration in ongoing scientific learn – for instance, through discussions of well-designed ongoing scientific trials in each one particular area.

Developed with either the trainer and learner in brain, this booklet additionally deals trainees and fellows a good chance to reinforce their training for the ABIM oncology fellowship examination in addition to for the oncology forums. it is going to even be an incredibly useful gizmo for oncologists operating towards the recertification examination. This complete, beefy e-book contains 1000s of painstakingly constructed multiple-choice and mini-case-based questions overlaying the rules of scientific oncology, malignant hematology, surgical oncology, and radiation oncology. It additionally comprises mini-cases and questions facing the biology, analysis, category, staging, and multidisciplinary therapy of cancers at each anatomic website. The very most modern themes are incorporated, equivalent to molecular innovations, certain cures, and translational melanoma examine. Concise yet specific solutions are referenced to key journals and books, and evidence-based anywhere attainable. NCCN instructions also are referenced as acceptable. With its robust concentrate on take-home messages from and for real scientific paintings, this e-book may also help hold oncologists brand new, bridging the gaps among magazine and reference literature, meetings, and their present wisdom base.