Recent Advances in Hematology-2 Renu Saxena, HP Pati, VP Choudhry
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Editors VP Choudhry MD, FIAP, FIMSA, FIACM, FISHTM Professor and Head, Department of Haematology All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Honorary Consultant, Armed Forces Medical Services Former Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Kabul, Afghanistan Former President, Indian Society of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine Former President, Paediatric Haematology Oncology, Chapter of Indian Academy of Paediatrics Founder Secretary and President, Delhi Society of Haematology Medical Advisor, Federation of Indian Thalassemics, National Thalassemia Welfare Society Editor, Indian Journal of Paediatrics, Thalassemia Care and Control in the New Millennium, Thalassemia Perspective, National Thalassemia Bulletin Renu Saxena MD, FIMSA Professor, Department of Haematology All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India President, Delhi Society of Haematology (2005–07), Executive Member of ISHTM, Fellow International Medical Sciences Academy Coordinator, ISHTM, AIIMS EQAP Programme Ex-editor, Delhi Society of Haematology, Newsletter HP Pati MD, FIMSA, FISHTM Professor, Department of Haematology All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India General Secretary, ISHTM
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fm5Contributors fm9Foreword
New knowledge in medicine in general and hematology in particular is being constantly added with the availability of fast developing technology. Its application has given greater insight in various medical specialties. Hematology also has been a big beneficiary. Advances in hematology are compilations of new knowledge and its integration with existent information. New diagnostic techniques and improved management skills are to be outlined and its use to be specified. Besides what remains unresolved has to be stated, and what that can be is to be surmised.
Publication of advances in hematology is a necessity to educate practitioners to stimulate fertile minds to direct their enquiries in the most appropriate direction and to the dreamers it should point out towards the new horizon of knowledge. The new edge of knowledge has to be advanced further. It would be appropriate to state that recent treatise comes all with lucidities. Editors have been successful in their quests to present new information and its application at all levels in entirety and in proper prospective. Almost all the chapters providing state-of-art topics from Basic Hematology to Recent Advances have been included. This book will help the Pediatricians, Physicians, Pathologists and Hematologists provide the best care to the patients for which we all are committed.
Prof. AK Saraya
Former Head, Department of Hematology
AIIMS, New Delhifm10
fm11Preface
In the present era the advances in hematology are taking place at an astonishing pace. Molecular hematology has added new facets to facilitate the diagnosis at molecular level, besides it serves as a major prognostic and therapeutic tool for various hematological malignancies and inherited disorders. The development of these facilities had enabled to control the birth of these disorders in the developed world. There have been matching advances in the diagnostic techniques involving automation, which has enabled rapid, reliable diagnostic facilities. Similarly pharmaceutical industry has not lagged behind and has developed several molecular targets oriented therapy, which has offered cure for various diseases. Over the last several years, hematology services have been increasing rapidly in our country. Several laboratories have initiated the state-of-art diagnostic facilities.
First volume of Recent Advances in Hematology has been well-accepted. We received several letters appreciating our endeavor and the further need for such books. In addition, faculty from various institutions desired that we should bring out such a volume regularly. Some of them even went on to suggest the topic for second volume. We have ensured that all their valuable suggestions have been considered while planning for the second volume. Present second volume of Recent Advances in Hematology will be of great help in updating the knowledge of Hematologists, Pediatricians, Physicians and Pathologists who have dedicated themselves to provide the state-of-art care to patients with various hematological disorders. Our present endeavor is directed to increase the hematology services in India.
We greatly acknowledge all the authors who have worked hard in preparing the manuscripts for the second volume. We are confident that the readers will greatly enrich their knowledge in these areas. We will greatly appreciate, if readers could continue to send their suggestions, which will help us greatly in improving the quality and quantity for subsequent volume.fm12
We would like to acknowledge the support of Shri Jitendar P Vij Chairman and Managing Director of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers as well as the assistance of editorial and production staff to bring out this book.
VP Choudhry
Renu Saxena
HP Pati