Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology.
Edited by Ross Pinkerton, MB, BCh, BaO, MD, Executive Director, Division of Oncology, Royal Children's Hospital, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Ananth Shankar, MD, FRCPCH, Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Fo...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Shankar, A. G. Matthay, Katherine. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013. |
| Series: | Evidence-Based Medicine Ser.
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| Online Access: | Click to View |
| Summary: | Edited by Ross Pinkerton, MB, BCh, BaO, MD, Executive Director, Division of Oncology, Royal Children's Hospital, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Ananth Shankar, MD, FRCPCH, Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Katherine K. Matthay, BA, MD, Mildred V. Strouss Professor of Translational Oncology, Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA. The new and updated edition of the renowned reference for pediatric oncologists This groundbreaking text on the management of childhood cancers covers most tumor types occurring in children and young adults and provides reviews of randomized trials with commentaries on the optimum treatments for childhood cancer. Updated with evidence from the latest published reviews--and even more clinically focused than previous editions-- Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology, Third Edition places an emphasis on application of the trial findings. With increased coverage of the area of supportive care for pediatric cancer patients, each chapter opens with an expert commentary on the key clinical issues followed by a summary of trial findings. Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology, Third Edition : * Presents evidence for the best treatment of children and adolescents with cancer * Includes commentaries from the world's leading experts for every topic discussed * Is internationally relevant thanks to contributions from the UK, US, Canada and Australia * Places greater emphasis on supportive care and features a new extended section on antibiotic and antifungal treatments Based on information gathered from randomized trials performed after the release of the Second Edition, readers will find Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology to be an important resource for all those treating young people with cancer. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781118625323 |
| Author Notes: | Edited by Ananth Shankar, MD, FRCPCH , Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology, University College Katherine K. Matthay, BA, MD, Mildred V. Strouss Professor of Translational Oncology, Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA |