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This book contains a collection of 32 papers presented at the 19th Annual Clinical Conference on Cancer (1974) of the University of Texas, MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. Twentytwo of the papers were contributed by members of the local hospital staff. The conference was intended to emphasize the expanding role of cancer chemotherapy in the management of cancer patients, and 16 papers are concerned directly with the chemotherapy of different human tumours. There are also papers on cell kinetic principles, animal models as predictive systems, immunological aspects of chemotherapy, and prospectives for immunotherapy for human sarcomas. The book contains the Heath Memorial Award Lecture of 1974 given by Dr. Gordon Zubrod on the 'Contributions of Chemotherapy to the Control of Cancer'. While several of the papers contain information not published elsewhere, the majority are review articles based on information available in the summer of 1974. The article by Carbone on the 'Role of Chemotherapy in Treatment for Breast Cancer' lists six breast cancer adjuvant studies, two of which have since reported significant decreases in tumour recurrence rates. Several articles refer to recent advances in the management of mesenchymal tumours and testicular cancer with chemotherapy. The book, which is well produced, is dedicated to the memory of Myron Karon, who died shortly after the meeting. Although the quality of the individual contribution is high, the fact that little new information is presented and the price will deter many from buying this book.