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Previous Volume 359:2299-2300 November 20, 2008 Number 21

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(Translational Medicine Series. 5.) Edited by Gary H. Lyman and Jeffrey Crawford. 395 pp., illustrated. New York, Informa Healthcare, 2008. $269.95. ISBN 978-1-4200-5289-3.

Supportive care for patients with cancer is not a new concept — the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer had its 21st international symposium earlier this year. However, both the nature of the problems encountered by patients with complications of cancer and its treatment and the therapeutic options available have changed dramatically over the years. Initial meetings and publications on supportive care for patients with cancer were focused mostly on the management of neutropenic fever, intravenous access, pain control, and emesis that is induced by chemotherapy. Although some challenges remain in these areas, our ability to take care of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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