covering aspects of physical, psychological and psycho-social rehabilitation. This section is full of valuable detail integrating the knowledge and focus of many health care professionals including physiotherapists, speech and occupational therapists and emphasizes the importance of a wellmanaged rehabilitation programme in maximising patient quality of life.
The criticisms are minor. There is a definite bias towards U.S. practice, not surprising as there is only a handful of non-Americans on the contributors list, and more discussion of Medicare and health insurance than a text-book warrants. This book is aimed at a wide readership and the completeness with which a topic is covered at times makes the writing style irritatingly inconsistent, where within one chapter there are simplistic instructions on performance of a basic procedure and wide ranging discussion of implications of recent trial results.
Though this is a large book. it is well indexed and information is easy to find. It is an excellent reference text, not only for the oncologist but also for any professional treating patients with cancer.