''Abeloff's Clinical Oncology'' is a medical reference work covering the field of
oncology. First released in 1995 by
Churchill Livingstone
Churchill Livingstone is an academic publisher.
It was formed in 1971 from the merger of Longman's medical list, E & S Livingstone (Edinburgh, Scotland) and J & A Churchill (London, England) and was owned by Pearson. Harcourt acquired Churchill ...
, it is currently published by
Elsevier.
History
The first edition, titled ''Clinical Oncology'', was published by
Churchill Livingstone
Churchill Livingstone is an academic publisher.
It was formed in 1971 from the merger of Longman's medical list, E & S Livingstone (Edinburgh, Scotland) and J & A Churchill (London, England) and was owned by Pearson. Harcourt acquired Churchill ...
in 1995. In 2000, a second edition was released with an extra chapter on cancer prevention and screening. A third edition was released four years later with more updates over the previous edition.
[
Its founding editor, Martin Abeloff, died in 2007.]
Reception
''Abeloff's Clinical Oncology'' has been described as a "recognized comprehensive oncology reference work",[{{cite journal, last1=Argiris, first1=Athanassios, title=CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 3RD EDITION, journal= Shock, url=http://journals.lww.com/shockjournal/Fulltext/2005/03000/Clinical_Oncology,_3Rd_Edition.18.aspx]
References
Medical manuals