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<p>The <i>Manual of Clinical Oncology</i>, Ninth Edition, published with the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), provides a concise, accessible and feasible reference covering state of art multidisciplinary clinical oncology in order to meet the needs of clinicians caring for cancer patients throughout the world.</p> <p>Edited by world-renowned practising oncologists and written by key opinion leaders, this book contains authoritative and up-to-date information on cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment alongside topics such as survivorship, special populations and palliative care.</p> <p>Remodelled and revised for the ninth edition to provide practical information to oncology workers, the <i>UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology</i> is structured in two parts. Part 1 covers general principles of cancer diagnosis and management with additional attention to special settings in oncology, including supportive care and survivorship, and Part 2 covers site-specific multidisciplinary cancer management. The edition includes up-to-date summaries of all treatment modalities (medical, surgical and radiation) for all tumour sites. It also contains the latest TNM classifications outlined in the <i>TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours</i>.</p> <p>The ninth edition includes:<br><br>Practical presentation with bullet points, tables, and flow charts intended to facilitate quick reference for day-to-day clinical practice in busy oncology environments, <br>Representation of multidisciplinary care for site specific management, <br>Evidence-based approaches to management, including specific treatment recommendations and investigations guided by clinical practice guidelines, <br>State of art evidence-based recommendations that take into consideration the lack of availability of certain medications or resources, as well as practice variations, in different and remote regions of the world, and <br>Contemporary topics on cancer treatment, such as cancer informatics, evidence levels,