Physician's Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2006 - CD

Book Description
Completely revised and updated for 2006, this practical handbook is an up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy. The book provides a comprehensive, easy to use catalogue of over 100 drugs-both on- and off-label-commonly used in cancer treatment, including several new agents (recently or about to be FDA approved). A section on Common Chemotherapy Regimens provides a quick reference to management of specific cancers, arranged alphabetically. A comprehensively revised introductory chapter on Principles of Chemotherapy offers a concise, current overview of the field.
Special features include:

• Special chapter profiling anti-emetic drugs

• Diagrams of drug structures and pathways

• Complete discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages

• Coverage of toxicity and interactions

• Separate chapter on chemotherapy regimens for specific cancers

• Overview of basic principles of cancer drug therapy

• Easy to load and use CD-ROM version