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Atlas of Cancer Surgery. Thorough and concise, this new state-of-the-art atlas covers all of the cancer procedures practiced today with numerous superb illustrations all prepared by Hugh Thomas, a master illustrator. Each chapter begins with detailed anatomical drawings in the same orientation as the operative procedures that are illustrated in that chapter, and concludes with ...

Women who need radiation after breast cancer surgery do just as well with three rather than five weeks of treatment, a new Canadian study suggests. “We consider this [finding] a win-win situation, both for women with breast cancer and the health-care system,” said study author Dr. Timothy J. Whelan, head of radiation oncology at McMaster ...