Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Reference, for residents, practitioners, and researchers, on the etiology and epidemiology, staging and evaluation, treatment and techniques, selection of treatment, and late effects of treatment. Extensive references are included. Color and halftone illustrations. DNLM: Hodgkin Disease. Added to Brandon-Hill Medical List in April 2001.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
The Gold Standard:
This is still the book with the solid research one wants on Hodgkin's. Aimed more towards seasoned readers rather than the person who just found out a loved one may have lymphoma. Like said in previous reviews, well laid out with chapters on all pertinent subjects.
A Difficult Read, but Worth the Effort:
For a family member of a person recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, this book is a valuable resource for understanding this rare condition. It's a difficult read, but the book is organized into managable sections. For a lay person, it is probably best read in conjunction with less-technical material to provide definitions and context. Topics covered include historical perspectives of diagnosis and treatment, current research, and up-to-date treatment options.It provides in-depth explainations of... more info
Hodgkins Information:
As a layperson not familiar with medical terms and theories I found the book hard to follow and understand at first. After a bit of slow reading and comprehension it became a wonderful source of knowledge about cancer and hodgkin's disease
an oncologist's view:
This timely review of the literature on Hodgkin's diseasereplaces the venerable work by Henry S. Kaplan and betters the master.The section written by Richard Hoppe, M.D. carries on the finest traditions of radiation oncology at Stanford. This is a very fine work and one anyone in the field of oncology should have on his/her book shelf.
