The fourth edition of Neoplastic Diseases of the Blood is long
overdue, as evidenced by the tremendous progress made in our
understanding of the nature of hematologic malignancies and
their treatment since the third edition appeared in 1995. The
fourth edition is current and up to date, draws heavily on recent
references, and is designed, as were the previous editions, to be
a readable encyclopedic resource for established hematologists
and oncologists as well as for Fellows in those disciplines. Six
new chapters are included in this edition, and all other chapters
have been extensively revised and updated. The new chapters
concern the epidemiology of chronic leukemias, molecular
biology and cytogenetics of chronic myeloid leukemia,
myelodysplastic syndromes, cytokines and signal transduction
in multiple myeloma, umbilical cord stem cell transplantation,
and HLA typing in hematopoietic cell transplantation.