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Previous Volume 347:150-151 July 11, 2002 Number 2

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Second edition. Edited by Robert L. Souhami, Ian Tannock, Peter Hohenberger, and Jean-Claude Horiot. 2915 pp. in two volumes, illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 2002. $445. ISBN 0-19-262926-3.

The Oxford Textbook of Oncology, weighing in at 7.9 kg, covers virtually the entire spectrum of malignant diseases in adults and children. It meets very high editorial and production standards: the organization, illustrations, and eye-pleasing typography are outstanding. With the exception of one vital element, I have high praise for this textbook.

Since it is unlikely that these volumes will be read from cover to cover, the usefulness of the Oxford Textbook of Oncology depends heavily on how the individual sections (there are 20) and the chapters within them stand on their own. Will trainees find in these volumes satisfying . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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