Abeloff's Clinical Oncology

Abeloff's Clinical Oncology
Language English
Subject Oncology
Genre Reference
Publisher Elsevier
Publication date
 1995

Abeloff's Clinical Oncology is a medical reference work covering the field of oncology. First released in 1995 by Churchill Livingstone, it is currently published by Elsevier.

History

The first edition, titled Clinical Oncology, was published by Churchill Livingstone in 1995.[1] In 2000, a second edition was released with an extra chapter on cancer prevention and screening.[2] A third edition was released four years later with more updates over the previous edition.[3]

Its founding editor, Martin Abeloff, died in 2007.[4] The book is currently in its fifth edition.[5]

Reception

Abeloff's Clinical Oncology has been described as a "recognized comprehensive oncology reference work",[4] and one of the "most recognizable" oncology textbooks.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Friedman, Michael (21 September 1995). "Book Review Clinical Oncology Edited by Martin D. Abeloff, James O. Armitage, Allen S. Lichter, and John E. Niederhuber. 2350 pp., illustrated. new York, Churchill Livingstone, 1995. $199. 0-443-08941-8". New England Journal of Medicine 333 (12): 809–809. doi:10.1056/NEJM199509213331221.
  2. ↑ Seifter, E. J. (3 January 2001). "Clinical Oncology, Second Edition". Journal of the National Cancer Institute 93 (1): 63–63. doi:10.1093/jnci/93.1.63.
  3. 1 2 Argiris, Athanassios. "CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 3RD EDITION". Shock (journal).
  4. 1 2 Egner, James R. (17 March 2010). "Abeloff’s Clinical Oncology". JAMA 303 (11): 1097. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.288.
  5. ↑ "Abeloff's Clinical Oncology, 5th Edition". Elsevier.
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