The editors (both of the U. of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) present 21 chapters that collectively integrate the medical knowledge concerning the interactions of multiple disease states in patients who have cancer and who have or are expected to acquire significant heart disease. A number of chapters explore the effects of cancer treatment on the heart with particular attention to potential cardiotoxic agents such as anthracycline. Others provide an overview of dysrhythmia and imaging technique, with an emphasis on the most common strategies for imaging cardiac tumors and for evaluating cardiac function and anti-cancer treatment. A final set of chapters explores the interaction between the heart and other organ systems in cancer patients. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less