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RR 2013/021 Encyclopedia of Cancer (3rd edition) Edited by Manfred Schwab Springer Berlin 2011 ISBN 978 3 642 16483 5 URL: www.springer.com/biomed/cancer/book/978-3-642-16482-8 Last visited June 2012 Also available as a 7 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 3 642 16482 8 $2,700) or a print and electronic bundle (ISBN 978 3 642 16484 2 $3,400)
Keywords Cancer, Electronic media, Encyclopedias
Review DOI 10.1108/09504121311290480
Please note, this review is based on online version of the third edition of the Encyclopedia of Cancer using the eb20 Reader from Ebooks Corporation (www.ebookscorp.com). This is the e-book reader that was recommended by the publisher. Other e-book readers will provide for a different user experience.
Edited by Manfred Schwab, a University Professor of Genetics at the German Cancer Research Center, the Encyclopedia of Cancer is now in its third edition. With over 1,000 contributors from around the globe, this encyclopedia stretches on for over 4,000 pages and comprises seven volumes in its print version. It aims to be comprehensive and is targeted at clinicians, researchers, and advanced students. Published in 2011 it is relatively recent; however, this is a field that is constantly changing. The online version could avail itself to regular up-dating and according to the preface "Contributors to the Encyclopedia of Cancer are encouraged to keep their...