Demos Medical Publishing, Inc.

Breast pathology.

Falconieri (pathology, General U. Hospital, Udine, Italy) et al. summarize the key knowledge pathologists and residents need to know about breast pathology. Emphasizing traditional morphology, they present bulleted lists of definitions, clinical data, gross and microscopic features, special studies, and differential diagnosis along with many color photos and macroscopic images for benign and malignant entities such as proliferative and preinvasive epithelial lesions, invasive carcinoma, proliferative stromal and miscellaneous mesenchymal lesions, and metastatic tumors. Diagnostic immunohistochemistry is included, as are selected rare conditions. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Head and neck cancer.

Heron (radiation oncology, U. of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Centers) and Tishler (radiation oncology, Harvard Medical School) supply students, cancer biologists, radiobiologists, and others involved in the care of patients receiving radiotherapy with a review of head and neck oncology. In 12 chapters, US and Danish radiation oncologists cover current and future therapeutic approaches, such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy, combined modalities, targeted therapy, induction chemotherapy, transoral robotic surgery and postoperative radiation therapy, and particle therapy; outcomes research, palliative care and symptom management, and toxicity assessment and reporting; and factors influencing clinical decisions, including biomarkers and image guidance. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Leukemia.

In this hard-cover periodical, contributors from around the world, many from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, offer 12 in-depth articles reviewing recent research on the many types of leukemia. Chapter abstracts and introductions are followed by assessments of current evidence, descriptions of best clinical practices, and discussion of future developments. The articles explain the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic methods, and current and future treatments for forms of leukemia such as acute and chronic myeloid leukemia, lymphoblastic leukemia, the myelodysplastic syndromes, and myelofibrosis. Some specific topics include hematopathology and diagnostic studies, reduced-intensity allogenic transplantation, immunotherapy, and infections in patients with leukemia. The book is illustrated with color and b&w images. It will be useful for medical students, oncologists, cancer biologists, clinicians, nurses, and researchers. Popat is affiliated with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Neurologic complications of cancer therapy.

Neurologic complications from cancer therapies are an important source of morbidity and sometimes limit the administration of potentially beneficial therapies. Because treatments for therapy-induced neurotoxicity are limited, awareness of common neurological complications is important to minimize permanent damage. Neurologists and oncologists cover complications of systemic therapies according to agent, of radiation therapy, of surgery, and of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Among specific topics are corticosteroids, targeted therapy, central nervous system toxicity of chemotherapy, radiation-induced tumors, and neurosurgical oncology. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Pediatric stroke and cerebrovascular disorders, 3d ed.

Roach et al. (child neurology and pediatrics, Ohio State U.) describe stroke and other cerebrovascular problems in infants, children, and adolescents. They cover the history of the field, epidemiology, and risk factors; development of the cerebral vasculature; signs and symptoms of dysfunction; diagnosis; and the incidence, pathogenesis, and treatment of disorders such as cerebral embolism, hematologic disorders and neoplasms, migraine and alternating hemiplegia, hemorrhage, venous malformations, traumatic disorders, neonatal disorders, vascular disorders of the spinal cord; as well as genetic causes of cerebrovascular disease and treatment of stroke. This edition has been updated and rewritten to reflect current science and practice, including recommendations from the American Heart Association consensus guidelines, and a new chapter on treatment that has guidance on when to use antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, and thrombolytic agents. It adds information from recent pediatric case series and clinical trials and relevant adult stroke trials. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Tumor board review; guideline and case reviews in oncology.

Todd (medicine, Baylor College of Medicine) et al. compile 32 chapters by oncologists and other specialists from the US who review the epidemiology, risk factors, natural history, and pathology of major organ-specific tumor types, as well as staging based on the American Joint Commission on Cancer Staging, 7th edition. They include tumor board-style patient case summaries for illustration and evidence-based case discussions that review guidelines and rationales for diagnostic and therapeutic steps. The book is aimed at oncology trainees and practitioners preparing for subspecialty certification or recertification, medical students, residents, fellows, and oncologists. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

What nurses know — chronic fatigue syndrome.

Steefel, a nurse, writer, and adjunct professor of nursing at the U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, has a daughter who has chronic fatigue syndrome. Along with stories of her daughter's experiences and vignettes of patients, she explains to those who have the condition and their families what the syndrome is, how it is diagnosed, its symptoms, how to put together a health care team, alternative and complementary therapies, self-advocacy, coping physically and emotionally, and current medical treatments. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)