Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and its Treatments (3rd edition)

Aimed at non‐cancer specialists and members of the public, and now in its third edition, this two volume encyclopedia contains over 450 entries, attempting to keep medical jargon to a minimum. The publisher's blurb describes this substantial work as “a health reference product designed to inform and educate readers”. It covers “a wide variety of cancers, diseases and conditions related to cancers, nutrition and dietary practices beneficial to cancer patients, and various cancer treatments including drug treatments”. The work aims to be “comprehensive, but not necessarily definitive”. Most importantly, it is clear from the outset that it is intended to...