Hematology/Oncology

This compilation of twenty hematology/oncology cases from Pediatrics in Review was curated to help clinicians keep an open mind when seeing patients and maintain a broad index of s...

Abstract Physics for Clinical Oncology is an essential text that teaches the clinically important physics of radiotherapy. Knowledge and understanding of the physics...

Coagulopathy, thrombosis, and other hematological abnormalities are common in the pediatric intensive care unit . Current guidelines recommend red blood cell transfusion for a hemo...

Patients with advanced cancer increasingly receive end-of-life care from a variety of health care professionals, physicians and nurses. These professionals need to be able to asses...

Abstract Radiotherapy remains the major non-surgical treatment modality for malignant disease, with over 50% of patients receiving radiotherapy at some point in thei...

Abstract Hematopoiesis, or the process of blood formation, has been extensively studied at both basic and clinical levels. Human diseases such as thalassemia, immuno...

Risk factors, screening, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of various types of cancer are reviewed. Breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and testicular cancers, melanoma...

This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in surgical oncology. Does a D2 lymphadenectomy improve disease recurrence and survival compared to a D1 lymphadenectomy in pati...