New Resource: The Review of Natural Products (2023).

The updated 2023 Natural Products database includes more than 400 monographs and is updated monthly. Each monograph features scientific names, common names, botany or source, history, chemistry, uses and pharmacology, dosing, pregnancy/lactation, interactions, adverse reactions, toxicology, and references. A “Clinical Overview” box begins each monograph and summarizes use, dosing, contraindications, pregnancy/lactation, interaction, adverse reaction, and toxicology information.

The format provides health care professionals with a quick, up-to-date, objective assessment of the latest medical and scientific studies on numerous natural products, including medically active foods (nutraceuticals).

New eBook: Khan’s Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology

The fifth edition of Khan’s Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology has been added to the library’s collection. This is a comprehensive text of the clinical, physical, and technical aspects of radiation treatment planning. 

Khan’s Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology incorporates the most up-to-date imaging techniques and radiation treatment modalities used to treat patients with cancer. The fifth edition contains new chapters on patient safety, knowledge-based treatment planning and the treatment planning implications of combined radiation and immunotherapy.

MSKCC contributors include Dr. Gig S. Mageras, Dr. Ellen D. Yorke, Dr. Guang Li, and Dr. Andrew Jackson.

New eBook: Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology

The sixth edition of the Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology is now available via the medical library. This is a comprehensive reference book for the busy clinician to use in their daily patient encounters and for board review. 

The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology provides practical guidance on evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with cancer. It covers a range of solid-tumor, blood, and other cancers, as well as immunotherapeutic drugs, infection management, nutrition, and palliative care. The sixth edition contains new and revised content on immunotherapy, precision medicine, genetics, individual cancer therapies, and more.