Book Review: Onconephrology: Cancer, Chemotherapy, and the Kidney
Editors: Kenar D. Jhaveri, MD; and Abdulla K Salahudeen, MD Publisher: Springer – 376 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Of the 56 million people who died worldwide of all causes in 2012 according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 8.2 million or 14.6 percent were due to cancer. There were more males than females: 4.7 million or 57 percent males compared to 3.5 million or 43 percent females. These numbers exclude melanoma or skin cancer. The 8.2 million deaths in 2012 compares to 14.1 million new cancer cases reported in the same year. This does not mean that...
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