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RENAL NEOPLASIA. Edited by J. Stanton King, Jr., Ph.D., Bowman Gray School of Medicine f Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C. With 52 participants This comprehensive survey of current knowledge of the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of neoplastic kidney disease is the result of the first interdisciplinary conference ever held on renal neoplasia. The 52 participants represent virtually all the concerned fields, from immunology and endocrinology to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and their contributions rangé from such current research subjects as electron microscopic morphology to such pressing questions of clinical care as recommended surgical techniques. 688 pages

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$18.50 THE CRAFT OF SURGERY. Edited by Philip Cooper, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. With 97 contributors. A distinguished book that has received every praise: "Dr. Cooper's two volumes cover every possible aspect of surgery and bring the reader up to date with these many... Tovább

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RENAL NEOPLASIA. Edited by J. Stanton King, Jr., Ph.D., Bowman Gray School of Medicine f Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C. With 52 participants This comprehensive survey of current knowledge of the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of neoplastic kidney disease is the result of the first interdisciplinary conference ever held on renal neoplasia. The 52 participants represent virtually all the concerned fields, from immunology and endocrinology to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and their contributions rangé from such current research subjects as electron microscopic morphology to such pressing questions of clinical care as recommended surgical techniques. 688 pages

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$18.50 THE CRAFT OF SURGERY. Edited by Philip Cooper, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. With 97 contributors. A distinguished book that has received every praise: "Dr. Cooper's two volumes cover every possible aspect of surgery and bring the reader up to date with these many newer technics... .The book has been beautifully prepared. The drawings are excellent." - New England Journal of Medicine. "This ambitious two-volume work attempts, largely by textual discussion enhanced by carefully and efficiently chosen illustrations, to bring to the reader a flavor of the hand-me-down pearls of operatíve techniques, the sort of material often discussed and demonstrated in the operating room but rarely pubíished The device is refreshing." - Journal of the American Medical Association. In 2 volumes, boxed i , 1510 pages 1600 illustrations $42.50 RECENT ADVANCES IN CYTOLOGY. By C. D. Darlington, Botany School, Oxford, England In a work spanning three decades, an outstanding geneticist describes the many advances that have been made in our understanding of cell origin, structure, and function. Part I, a reprint of the second edition-a volume which, according to many investigators, marked a turning point in the history of biology when it was pubíished in 1937 - will provide readers with the theoretical-experimental background for the evolution of genetic systems. Part II, on the other hand, acquaints the reader with the new experimentál, physiological, and humán discoveries that have come to the fore since the 1930's. 768 pages lllustrated $15.00 "Carcinogenic situations such as atmospheric pollution, cigarette smoking, the effects of weed killers and insecticides have had their share of [public] attention. The internist, as he tries to frame reasonable answers for patient and colleague in the midst of perplexing claim and counterclaim, might well wish for a balanced view of controversy-The volume is distinguished for its calm appraisal of the facts, and its avoidance of the unwarranted generalization. For the physician, the work should be regarded as a valuable source book rather than as one for casual reading. The serious student of cancer research, particularly the chemist, will use it often and profitably."-Annals of Internál Medicine 467 pages lllustrated $15.00 Ciba Foundation Symposium, TUMOUR VIRUSES OF MURINE ORIGIN. Edited by G. E. W. Wolstenholme, O.B.E., M.A., M.B., M.R.C.P., and Maeve O'Connor, B.A. from the renowned Ciba Foundation, 28 international authorities on various aspects of cancer research review the causes of somé tumors in lower animals. In view of the increasing numbers of tumors traceable to viruses, their contributions will make evident the importance of murine viruses in generál, and the polyoma virus in particular, to the study of carcinogenesis. 456 pages lllustrated $13.00 Vissza