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 This updated edition offers new information about over 900 topics in cancer written by physicians, nurses, and professional medical writers.

Salem Health: Cancer, 2nd Edition arranges over 900 essays on all aspects of cancer for nonspecialist interest groups - from those who have been diagnosed to caregivers, family members, students, and readers with a general interest in health. This 4-volume set address diseases, conditions, symptoms, cancer-related syndromes, chemotherapy and other drugs and drug classes, cancer centres, genetics, the biology of cancer, medical specialties, tests, procedures, complimentary and alternative therapies, lifestyles, healthy and preventive strategies, and the many social and personal issues surrounding cancer, from cancer's impact on minority populations to personal finances, insurance, personal relationships, and emotional coping. 

Essays in this set present a capsule definition of the topic and list sources of further information from both print and online resources. The information is presented in one of six standard essay formats by type of topic. 

Special features of this set include:

·         Tables identifying the most important chemotherapeutic and other drugs, as well as the symptoms and conditions they address

·         Population statistics, survival rates, and other core information

·         Photographs displaying typical instances of lesions, tumours, procedures, and anatomical cross-sections to locate areas of the body affected

·         8 appendixes listing Associations and Agencies, Cancer Centres and Hospitals, and Cancer Support Groups, all of which contain the organisations? web sites

·         A master list of carcinogens and where these are found

·         Tables identifying Drugs by Generic Name and Drugs by Trade Name (including notes on their uses)

·         A glossary of cancer terms

·         A general bibliography by category (types of cancers and other special interest areas), and a comprehensive subject index