Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology 6th Edition

Your Definitive Guide to Small Animal Clinical Oncology, 6th Edition

This book is the definitive reference on canine and feline oncology. Selected as a Doody’s Core Titles® 2024, this comprehensive textbook gives you a complete understanding of cancer in dogs and cats, from what it is to how to diagnose and treat it. The thoroughly updated sixth edition includes information on the complications of cancer, pain management, and the latest treatment modalities, preparing general practitioners to diagnose and treat pets rather than refer them to a specialist.

Key Features

• Cutting-Edge Information: It provides cutting-edge information on the complications of cancer, pain management, and the latest treatment modalities. It also includes important updates on recently approved and in-development veterinary cancer drugs, and critical advances in radiation delivery.
• Systems Approach: A systems approach to the diagnosis and management of cancer facilitates access to information about the many malignancies affecting small animal patients.
• Supportive Care: The book includes a discussion of compassion and supportive care for the management of pain, nutritional needs, and grief.
• Helpful Drug Formularies: Helpful drug formularies provide quick access to information on indications, toxicities, and recommended dosages for chemotherapeutic and analgesic drugs used in cancer treatment.
• Expert Authorship: Each contributor is a recognized expert in his or her specialty, and new expert co-authors bring a valuable perspective with research experience.
• Enhanced Visuals: The full-color format provides you with accurate visual depictions of specific diseases and procedures, with nearly 400 color images that enhance visual appeal and are used to highlight key information.
• Proven Treatment Options: It focuses on the most effective treatment options, saving time by emphasizing proven treatments that have been vetted by experts in the field.
• Interventional Techniques: Information on the best interventional techniques is quickly accessible all in one chapter.