Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology

By Stephen J. Withrow, David M. Vail, Rodney L. Page

Book Overview

Focusing on cancer in dogs and cats, this extensively updated 4th edition provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances in clinical oncology, including chemotherapy, surgical oncology, and diagnostic techniques. Ideal for students, practitioners, and those involved in academic research, this book's full-color images and user-friendly format provide quick and easy access to today's most important information on cancer in the small animal patient.Full-color format throughout and full-color illustrations make information more accessible and provide accurate representations of clinical appearance.Chapters are clustered into four major sections: The Biology and Pathogenesis of Cancer, Diagnostic Procedures for the Cancer Patient, Therapeutic Modalities for the Cancer Patient, and Specific Malignancies in the Small Animal Patient.The consistent format includes incidence and risk factors, pathology, natural behavior of tumors, history and clinical signs, diagnostic techniques and workup, treatment options, and prognosis for specific malignancies in the small animal cancer patient.Features cutting edge information on the complications of cancer, pain management, and the latest treatment modalities.The latest information on the etiology of cancer, including genetic, chemical, physical, and hormonal factors, as well as cancer-causing viruses.Coverage of molecular-targeted therapy of cancer, plus new and emerging therapeutic techniques.New information on molecular diagnostic procedures for the cancer patient.The latest diagnostic imaging techniques in clinical oncology.Discussions of compassion and supportive care, from chronic pain management and nutrition to end-of-life issues and grief support.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721605583
• ISBN13: 9780721605586
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 864 Pages
• Weight: 4.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.3" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Best onclogy book!!!

This new edition is a great improvement from the last edition, it has great pictures and new inputs on paraneoplastic syndromes and novel cancer treatments... I loved it and I recommend it!!

A must to read for the practitioner

This is a very usefull book to use as a first reading. May be not for Pathologist, but for Clinicans. Ideal for pick up data in the office.

Just as described.

The book is great... new full color photos make reading about all these different type of neoplasias a little more bearable.

Very Useful Resource

I am currently finishing up an advanced clinical rotation in surgical and medical oncology at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. I bought this book as a main resource, along with Fossum's surgery text, Slatter's, and Nelson/Couto's medical text. Withrow's book has been extremely helpful with the background information required to diagnose, treat, and predict the behavior of most tumors. I would recommend this book to anyone specializing in oncology, surgery, internal medicine, or even the general practicioner.

Oncology text

If you want the low-down on small animal oncology - this is where to look! This text is the next-best thing to a consultation with a specialist.