Educational Book manuscripts highlight the current standards of care, discuss existing technologies, and look toward future therapeutic possibilities and novel treatment modalities. Organized by track and by topic, the 2008 Educational Book contains 91 manuscripts featuring materials from 68 sessions.
The ASCO Educational Book provides a preview of the practice-changing and innovative science to be presented at the upcoming Annual Meeting, and prospective attendees are encouraged to use it as a resource when determining which sessions they will attend. More importantly, the ASCO Educational Book remains a valuable reference publication long after the conclusion of the Meeting.
Editor Ramaswamy Govindan, MD, of Washington University in St. Louis, hopes that the book will highlight recent innovations in oncology, and that it also will stimulate interest in further clinical science. “We keep the practicing oncologists in mind,” he continued, “and most of the articles are applicable in day-to-day practice. Others represent recent advances—they may not be immediately applicable, but they give a sense of where things in the field are going. The 2008 ASCO Educational Book keeps readers very up-to-date.”
Readers will find a number of new features in the 2008 ASCO Educational Book. A bulleted list of key points at the beginning of each article, allowing readers to quickly skim and review the information presented in the text. The table of contents also has been reorganized to allow a reader to browse articles by track (to navigate the Annual Meeting) or by topic (to navigate the wealth of information), enabling busy professionals to locate articles of interest in a timely way.
ASCO Educational Book Staff
Editor: Ramaswamy Govindan, MD
Managing Editor: Joy Curzio
Senior Editorial Coordinator: Andrea Smiley
Editorial Assistant: Allie Moore
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