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Edited by Giulio J. D'Angio, Davendralingam Sinniah, Anna T. Meadows, Audrey E. Evans, and Jon Pritchard. 417 pp. New York, Wiley-Liss, 1992. $69.95. ISBN 0-471-58835-0.

Practical Pediatric Oncology, a succinctly written 400-page textbook, provides the physician with a practical data base for the diagnosis and day-to-day management of cancer in children. It contains three major divisions encompassing 41 informative chapters, each followed by a brief selected-reading list and commentary. The commentary provides a candid view of management issues, drawing on the expertise of a respected senior oncologist and his colleagues at the Hospital for Sick Children in London.

The first eight chapters detail the proper use of tumor markers and genetic studies for diagnosis and prognosis. The management of metabolic, thoracic, surgical, and neurologic emergencies, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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