American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO)
2010 ASCO Annual Meeting - June 4-8 - Chicago, IL.
Visit Us
ASCO Booth #2054 – Find us with the ASCO interactive exhibit hall map
Special Events
New 5th Edition Cancer Matrix Giveaway – Receive one free copy with myMDAnderson for Physicians registration at ASCO booth #2054 while supplies last
Cancer Survivorship Conference – Join us at MD Anderson's Main Campus October 13-14, 2011
Care Centers & Divisions
Division of Cancer Medicine – largest of M. D. Anderson's ten division, consisting of 16 academic medical oncology departments and 13 cancer treatments centers
International Center Web Site (English) - Services for MD Anderson's global patient community
International Center Web Site (Spanish) - International patient resources in Spanish
Children's Cancer Hospital – At the No. 1 cancer center in America, there is a special place for children. It's the Children's Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Proton Therapy Center – The Proton Therapy Center at MD Anderson Cancer Center offers the most advanced form of proton therapy treatment available for prostate cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, esophageal cancer, brain tumors, lymphomas, sarcomas and pediatric cancers such as medulloblastoma, retinoblastoma, tumors of the central nervous system and others
Investigational Cancer Therapeutics – provides timely information about activities related to clinical trials at M. D. Anderson
More Care Centers & DIvisions – A comprehensive directory of MD Anderson's care centers & divisions
Key Publications
OncoLog – publication intended for the physician in general practice. It reports recent developments in cancer patient care, significant diagnostic progress and current clinical and basic science research activities at M. D. Anderson
Leukemia Insights – quarterly newsletter written primarily for physicians with the purpose to review important aspects of leukemia and to update the results of ongoing clinical investigational trials at M. D. Anderson
Phase 1 Clinical Trials – publication of the Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics
Division of Cancer Medicine Year in Review 2009 – The division's annual report
DoCMessages – A division of cancer medicine information exchange
Melanoma Horizons – semi-annual newsletter to referring physicians about the latest advances in melanoma cancer research
Children's Cancer Hospital Strategic Vision 2010-2015 – A comprehensive overview of our planned growth and direction
Children's Cancer Hospital Guide for Referring Physicans – Referral assistance, key numbers, and faculty profiles
5th edition: Cancer-Matrix Manual
The new 5th edition of Cancer-Matrix Manual represents the most effective compilation of scientific treatment regimens for the uniform cancer treatments with existing chemotherapy agents with inclusion immunoradiotherapy and adjuvant therapy. The treatment of choice is based on TNM system and classification and staging of cancer. It is an efficient and precise reference guide with detailed administrative instructions of the drugs accompanied in some cases either with post- or adjuvant radiation therapy. This a helpful tool with detailed delivery of clinical applications of the current chemotherapy agents alone or with adjuvant radiation therapy.
The new 5th edition has broken-up to two major sections of Oncology & Hematology matrix. The new edition has been substantially changed and updated. Every effort has been made to integrate surgical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology as well as the emerging molecular and interventional oncology.
The Cancer-Matrix Treatment Manual is an invaluable compilation of the most effective (e.g., response, 3 & 5 years survival rates, clinical toxicity, with inclusion of SPIKES protocol for breaking new and guidelines for management of nausea, diarrhea, and pain,...etc.) existing drugs for treatment of all cancer types based on scientific findings/papers gathered from the peer reviewed journals, and articles presented in national and international conferences.
It is printed pocket sized, enabling the medical professionals in the field of cancer to retrieve the treatment information quickly. The new 5th edition will feature substantial changes with updated treatment algorithms and radiation and chemo-radiation regimens in all disease sites.
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