I. Higginson, A. Carr, P. Robinson (eds). Quality of Life

I. Higginson, A. Carr, P. Robinson (eds). BMJ Books, London,2002, 144 pp, $45.00, £24.95, US$39.95 [paperback £24.95,eBook (view only) £14.97, eBook (view and print) £19.96] One week before receiving Quality of Life from the BMJ publishers,I had the opportunity to taste it, downloading/printing a samplechapter and viewing its entirety for only 15     

P.W. Kantoff, P.R. Carroll, A.V. D'Amico (eds). Prostate Cancer: Principles and Practice

P.W. Kantoff, P.R. Carroll, A.V. D’Amico (eds). LippincottWilliams & Wilkins, 2001, 704 pp, €199.00, £109.00,US$169.00 Reviewing the sum of knowledge concerning prostate cancer isa real necessity. Prostate Cancer: Principles and Practice providesa review of all aspects of prostate cancer from     

J. Mehta, S. Singhal (eds). Myeloma

J. Mehta, S. Singhal (eds). Martin Dunitz, London, 2001, 516pp, €200.19, £95.00, US$150.00 Multiple myeloma is probably the hematological malignancy inwhich both basic science and clinical research have made themost significant progress in     

D.P. Kelsen, J.M. Daly, S.E. Kern, B. Levin, J.E. Tepper (eds). Gastrointestinal Oncology, Principles and Practice

D. P. Kelsen, J. M. Daly, S. E. Kern, B. Levin, J. E. Tepper(eds). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia/Baltimore/NewYork/London/Buenos Aires/Hong Kong/Sydney/Tokyo, 2001, 976 pp,i195.00, £120.00, US$175.00 This new volume promises a comprehensive coverage of the variousissues of significance to a full understanding of the biology,development, prevention, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal(GI)     

R. Pinkerton, T. Philip, B. Fervers (eds). Evidence-based Paediatric Oncology

R. Pinkerton, T. Philip, B. Fervers (eds). First edition, BritishMedical Association Books, London, 2002, 440 pp, €135.00,£90.00, $139.00 Childhood cancer mortality rates decreased dramatically between1960 and 1997, with decreases observed in all type of cancer.In spite of these remarkable advances, for 25% of children andadolescents     

D. Schiff, P.Y. Wen (eds). Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice

D. Schiff, P. Y. Wen (eds). Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2002,650 pp, $180.00, £107.00, US$175.00 Neuro-oncology has grown rapidly in the last 20 years, and hasnow become a ‘true and proper’ subspecialty of oncology.It includes the diagnosis and treatment     

D.J. Kerr, W. Bodmer, C. McArdle, M. Pignatelli (eds). Advances in Colorectal Cancer

D.J. Kerr, W. Bodmer, C. McArdle, M. Pignatelli (eds). OxfordUniversity Press, Oxford, UK, 2002, 264 pp, £28.75 This book by Kerr et al. has been presented at a time that isparticularly rich in material     

P.J. Eifel, C. Levenback (eds). Cancer of the Female Lower Genital Tract

P. J. Eifel, C. Levenback (eds). American Cancer Society Atlasof Clinical Oncology. B.C. Decker, Hamilton/London, 2001, 300pp, with CD-ROM, $190.00, £95.00, US$149.00, Can$225.00 The purpose of this book is to provide to all interested clinicians,students and scientists a good general overview of the biology,diagnosis and treatment of all cancers of the lower genitaltract.     

V.C. Jordan, B.J.A. Furr (eds). Hormone Therapy in Breast and Prostate Cancer

V. C. Jordan, B. J. A. Furr (eds). Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2002, 412 pp, $160.00,£102.00, US$125.00 Breast cancer and prostate cancer are two big killers that sharea common etiology. In fact, steroid hormones play a major rolein the development and progression of both