TGen's Von Hoff, colleagues, publish comprehensive pancreatic cancer
textbook

54 chapters and commentary from over 100 international experts in
the field

05-23-2005

Phoenix, Arizona, May 23, 2005--The Translational Genomics Research
Institute's (TGen) Daniel Von Hoff, MD, and colleagues at M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins have edited and published
the first comprehensive reference book on pancreatic cancer. The
text, entitled Pancreatic Cancer, features contributions from over
100 international experts in the field and boasts 54 chapters and
supporting commentaries that provide expert analysis and
counterpoint on selected topics.
Until now, physicians and researchers interested in pancreatic
cancer had to track down and gather each individual scientific paper
on the subject.

"Our goal was to create a definitive text that will allow current
and future researchers entering the field to get up to speed in a
short period of time," says Dr. Von Hoff, Senior Investigator and
head of TGen's Pancreatic Cancer Research Division.

The book offers a knowledge base to anyone with an interest in
pancreatic cancer, from a young surgeon to scientists to patients
and their families, says Dr. Von Hoff, one of the world's leading
experts on pancreatic cancer.

In 2005, an estimated 32,000 individuals in the U.S. will be
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. As the fourth leading cause of
death from cancer in the US, the disease is the most deadly of all
cancers with the 1-year survival rate of only 24 percent and the 5-
year survival rate of approximately 4 percent.

Published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, the groundbreaking new
text is dedicated to improving these statistics by providing
comprehensive information about the epidemiology, molecular biology
and pathogenesis of the disease.

The Heriette Pickelner Fund for Pancreatic Cancer Research at the
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center donated the funding
to colorize the graphic elements including photos, charts and MRI
scans.

"I hope patients, their families and healthcare professionals will
use this book as a knowledge instrument," explains Von Hoff.

In addition to Von Hoff, Douglas B. Evans, MD, a distinguished
professor of surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, and Ralph H. Hruban, MD, a professor of pathology and
oncology at the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at
Johns Hopkins, edited the book.

To purchase the book, contact Jones and Bartlett Publishers at 800-
832-0034 or info@jbpub.com.

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