Description:
With 70 per cent of the US population either overweight or obese, hematologic malignancies are on the rise, yet treating them is complicated by the very obesity at their root. This volume analyzes the issues located at the nexus of these pressing issues.
Review Quotes:
From the reviews:
"This book addresses a serious public health issue -- obesity and how it affects the incidence, treatment, and outcomes in patients with hematologic malignancies. ... It targets researchers in the obesity-cancer field, clinicians, pharmacists, and ancillary caregivers. ... a good resource for select patient populations. ... The book has enough diagrams and tables to give a visual depiction of what the text is explaining. ... I am not aware of any other book that addresses the issue of obesity and hematological malignancies in this detail." (Kehinde Adekola, Doody's Review Service, July, 2012)