Childhood cancer is an ever-changing illness. Before the Second World War, it was a rare and usually hopeless condition. Few doctors could ever expect to see a case, and with hindsight it is clear that many died without ever receiving a diagnosis. In the 1950s, however, as conce…
This clinical manual provides a concise, systematic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of hematologic and oncologic cancers and disorders in children, and is based on the new standards of genetic classification and prognostic information that have emerged in the past five y…
Pediatric radiation oncology
by Halperin, Edward C., Constine, Louis S., Tarbell, Nancy J., Kun, Larry E.
fromOvid mono
"Pediatric Radiation Oncology is the definitive text and reference on use of radiation therapy for childhood cancer. The fifth edition reviews all significant recent clinical trials--including, for the first time, significant European clinical trials--and provides increased cove…
Of previous studiesReferences; New studies; Chapter 10 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Commentary by Ross Pinkerton; References; Summary of previous studies; References; New studies; Study 1; Study 2; Study 3; Study 4; Chapter 11 Hodgkin lymphoma; Commentary by Cindy L. Schwartz; Radiatio…