The GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA of CANCER

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The Gale encyclopedia of cancer / Ellen Thackery.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7876-5610-0 (v. 1) — ISBN 0-7876-5611-9 (v.2) — ISBN 0-7876-5609-7 (set: hardcover)

1. Cancer—Encyclopedias. 2. Oncology—Encyclopedias. I. Thackery, Ellen, 1972-

RC254.5.G353 2001
616.99'4'003—dc21
2001046015