Physician's Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2006

Includes free CD-ROM! Completely revised and updated for 2006, this practical handbook is an up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy. The book provides a comprehensive, easy to use catalogue of over 100 drugs-both on- and off-label-commonly used in cancer treatment, including several new agents (recently or about to be FDA approved). A section on Common Chemotherapy Regimens provides a quick reference to management of specific cancers, arranged alphabetically. A comprehensively revised introductory chapter on Principles of Chemotherapy offers a concise, current overview of the field. Special features include: bull; Special chapter profiling anti-emetic drugs bull; Diagrams of drug structures and pathways bull; Complete discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages bull; Coverage of toxicity and interactions bull; Separate chapter on chemotherapy regimens for specific cancers bull; Overview of basic principles of cancer drug therapy bull; Easy to load and use CD-ROM versionChu, Edward is the author of 'Physician's Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2006 ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780763740191 and ISBN 0763740195.