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This innovative text provides all the information that residents in obstetrics and gynecology will need during training and when preparing for their examination. The book is divided into three parts: General/Introductory, Obstetrics, and Gynecology. Excellent text design, with easily accessible sections, summaries, key points and illustrative material.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #754273 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 808 pages

From The New England Journal of Medicine
Modern therapy for childhood cancer is a double-edged sword. With judicious combinations of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery, as well as supportive care, physicians can design treatment protocols that will secure long-term disease-free survival in at least 70 percent of children with cancer. Most of these patients will enjoy normal lives, yet a sizable proportion will experience major and sometimes debilitating complications. Thus, further efforts to improve cure rates must be tempered by knowledge of the risks and the spectrum of treatment-related sequelae. Although numerous journal articles have dealt with particular aspects of the late effects of treatment for childhood cancer, there is a conspicuous absence of comprehensive discussion of this topic. Hamish Wallace and Daniel Green, two prominent investigators in the field, have done an admirable job of filling this gap. Their book is comprehensive, well referenced, and amply provided with high-quality illustrations. The editors could have organized their book according to primary types of tumors, but they chose instead to review toxic effects according to organ systems. This approach clearly enhances the appeal of the book, because many cancers are treated with the same antineoplastic drugs, with or without irradiation, so that one set of complications may extend to an array of different tumors. In the case of common and well-studied childhood cancers, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, readers will find relevant information in many chapters. However, those searching for an authoritative review of toxic effects associated with the treatment of less common types of tumors will be disappointed. The book's readability is improved by a summary of key points at the end of each chapter, as well as by annotations of major articles and reviews, although the final results are somewhat uneven. In certain chapters, the summaries reiterate points that would be obvious to most readers but omit more critical information. All 184 references cited in the chapter on neuroendocrine consequences are annotated, as compared with none of the references in the chapters on cutaneous complications and on legal issues in the United Kingdom. To the credit of the editors, most of the chapters were written by leading experts in their areas, including Patricia Duffner on neurologic consequences, Raymond Mulhern on neuropsychological outcomes, David Abramson on ocular complications, Smita Bhatia on epidemiology, Steven Lipshultz on cardiotoxicity, Neyssa Marina and Nancy Tarbell on respiratory complications, Beverly Raney and Michael Ritchey on bladder complications, Stephen Shalet and Charles Sklar on endocrine and fertility effects, Christine Eiser on quality-of-life issues, Melissa Hudson on survivors' lifestyle, and Kevin Oeffinger on health care for survivors, to name only a few contributors. As with the first edition of any book, there are a number of omissions that could be corrected in the next edition. For example, the overall coverage would benefit from the addition of a chapter on pharmacogenetics, since most complications in children with cancer are related to host susceptibility, and knowledge in this area has been increasing exponentially in recent years. The chapters on legal issues and strategies for long-term follow-up, which are limited to the perspective of the United States and the United Kingdom, could be expanded to include additional countries. Undoubtedly, there will be new sequelae to discuss, given the development and testing of new targeted therapies and the longer follow-up of the survivor populations. Finally, it would be helpful if the editors would broaden the coverage and improve the indexing of specific tumor types. This revision would be especially beneficial to readers who are interested in the complications associated with a particular cancer rather than an organ system. Wallace and Green should be congratulated for compiling and editing this fine textbook, which makes an impressive contribution to the literature on childhood cancer. It will be a valuable reference for oncologists, pediatricians, internists, and family practitioners, as well as clinicians working in other disciplines. All medical libraries should have this book on their shelves. Ching-Hon Pui, M.D.
Copyright © 2005 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. The New England Journal of Medicine is a registered trademark of the MMS.

Review

"It is gratifying to see that issues, omitted from other volumes with a similar agenda, are covered, including the chapters on Healthy life-styles and prevention strategies and Body composition and obesity...An excellent addition to the literature regarding the late complications of treating and curing children with cancer."--International Journal of Cancer Research

About the Author
Lead Editors David M. Luesley MA MD FRCOG Lawson Tait Professor of Gynaecological Oncology, Division of Reproductive and Child Health, University of Birmingham, UK; and Honorary Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, Birmingham Women's Healthcare NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK Philip N. Baker DM BmedSci BM BS MRCOG Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health, and Director of the Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, University of Manchester, UK Section Editors Linda Cardozo MD FRCOG, King's College Hospital, London James O. Drife, Leeds University Hospital Lucy Kean DM MA MRCOG, City Hospital, Nottingham Mark D. Kilby MD MRCOG, Birmingham Women's Hospital, University of Birmingham Henry C. Kitchener, St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester William L. Ledger MA DPhil(Oxon) MB ChB FRCOG, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

Customer Reviews

A must for OBGYN PG's
Wonderful! amazingly wonderfully prepared. before undergoing surgery with my superiors, i just jot down the main points from this book. of course, this is a textbook but is of great help 4 those interested to pass the tests/exams. best book so far for reference, analyses and facts/figs. explicit!!