Increasing age is one of the strongest risk factors for cancer development, and with the aging of the world population this presents a major epidemiologic challenge. Cancer and cancer treatment is different in older people and oncologists have to deal with age-related changes in organ function, co-morbidities and geriatric syndromes.

Edited by key opinion leaders from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), this handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview for medical and geriatric oncologists and will help them care for the older patient in the most effective way.

Now in its 18th Edition, this widely acclaimed book has evolved and expanded into the Drug Eruptions and Reactions Manual (D.E.R.M.) an authoritative guide to adverse drug reactions and reaction patterns. A quick, easy reference for anyone who wants an authoritative instant guide to drug reactions and interactions, whether in the office or on a hospital ward.

Diabetic Neurology offers a unique focus on the broad neurological complications of diabetes, bridging the clinical divide between diabetology and neurology with a practitioner-friendly guide for the recognition, investigation and management of diabetic patients with neurological disease.

The much anticipated Second Edition of Oral Drug Absorption thoroughly examines the special equipment and methods used to test whether drugs are released adequately when administered orally. Case-based examples and a supplementary interactive CD-ROM are included to provide real-life approaches to testing.

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This comprehensive surgical text, has been updated and expanded and includes the important techniques essential for the effective management of ovarian cancer, with particular emphasis on providing a practical step-by-step approach to the techniques described.
Includes online video content.

Stillbirth is a very distressing outcome for patient couples and poses many problems for the professionals involved: the obstetrician, the gynaecologist, and the gynaecologic pathologist. This concise but comprehensive book sets out clear guidelines for clinical procedures and patient management.