Paperback, 267 pp.
Publication date: February 1998
ISBN: 0397584199
Pocket-sized manual for staging cancer at various anatomical sites. Excerpted from the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 5th edition. Includes text only, no forms. The gold standard for communicating staging information and completeness of pathology reports.
Intended for use by oncologists, oncology nurses, other medical staff, and medical students. Information is direct and concise in reference format. Includes brief overviews of general topics in oncology such as epidemiology, pathology, surgery, radiation, and specific types of cancer.
Recommended for health care professionals, graduate students, and public libraries.