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- Posted Tuesday May 17, 2005
TGen's Von Hoff, colleagues, publish comprehensive pancreatic cancer textbook
TGen's Von Hoff, colleagues, publish comprehensive pancreatic
cancer textbook
54 chapters and commentary from over 100 international experts in
the field
Phoenix, Arizona, May 17, 2005--The Translational Genomics
Research Institute's (TGen) Daniel Von Hoff, MD, and colleagues at
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins have edited and
published the first comprehensive reference book on pancreatic
cancer. The text, titled Pancreatic Cancer, features contributions
from over 100 international experts in the field and boasts 54
chapters and supporting commentaries that provide expert analysis
and counterpoint on selected topics.
Until now, physicians and researchers interested in pancreatic
cancer had to track down and gather each individual scientific
paper on the subject.
"Our goal was to create a definitive text that will allow current
and future researchers entering the field to get up to speed in a
short period of time," says Dr. Von Hoff, Senior Investigator and
head of TGen's Pancreatic Cancer Research Division.
The book offers a knowledge base to anyone with an interest in
pancreatic cancer, from a young surgeon to scientists to patients
and their families, says Dr. Von Hoff, one of the world's leading
experts on pancreatic cancer.
In 2005, an estimated 32,000 individuals in the U.S. will be
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. As the fourth leading cause of
death from cancer in the US, the disease is the most deadly of all
cancers with the 1-year survival rate of only 24 percent and the
5-year survival rate of approximately 4 percent.
Published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, the groundbreaking new
text is dedicated to improving these statistics by providing
comprehensive information about the epidemiology, molecular biology
and pathogenesis of the disease.
The Heriette Pickelner Fund for Pancreatic Cancer Research at the
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center donated the funding
to colorize the graphic elements including photos, charts and MRI
scans.
"I hope patients, their families and healthcare professionals will
use this book as a knowledge instrument," explains Von Hoff.
In addition to Von Hoff, Douglas B. Evans, MD, a distinguished
professor of surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center, and Ralph H. Hruban, MD, a professor of pathology
and oncology at the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center
at Johns Hopkins, edited the book.
To purchase the book, contact Jones and Bartlett Publishers at
800-832-0034 or [email protected].
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