Oncology

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Lecture Notes: Oncology is a brand new concise introduction to oncology presenting the essential core knowledge for medical students and nurses who specialise in cancer care. It introduces both the scientific basis as well as the personal and social impacts of cancer.

The book has been divided into three sections. Section 1 provides an introduction and overview to this disease. Section 2 looks at the different common cancers on a regional and system basis of the body. Section 3 ...

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Overview

Lecture Notes: Oncology is a brand new concise introduction to oncology presenting the essential core knowledge for medical students and nurses who specialise in cancer care. It introduces both the scientific basis as well as the personal and social impacts of cancer.

The book has been divided into three sections. Section 1 provides an introduction and overview to this disease. Section 2 looks at the different common cancers on a regional and system basis of the body. Section 3 discusses the fundamentals of oncology treatments and management of patients.

The book contains:


  • Clear illustrations, tables and diagrams
  • Integrated basic science and clinical information
  • Key facts that support the understanding of important information

Lecture Notes: Oncology will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and allied health professionals in the field of cancer care.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781405124027
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/28/2006
  • Series: Lecture Notes Series
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 256
  • Product dimensions: 6.80 (w) x 9.65 (h) x 0.54 (d)

Meet the Author

Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital, London. He is a highly experienced clinician who has developed new treatments for cancer, which are now part of standard practice. He is the author of 250 research papers and chapters, and of eleven books on cancer.

Mark Bower is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Oncology and undergraduate oncology curriculum module coordinator at the Imperial College School of Medicine. He is an international opinion leader and authority on HIV-related malignancies. He is also the programme director and educational supervisor for all SpRs on the West London oncology rotation. He wrote and edited the oncology sections of Medical Masterclass, published by Blackwell Publishing for the Royal College of Physicians, London.

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Table of Contents

Pt. 1 Introduction to oncology
1 What is cancer? 3
2 The scientific basis of cancer 15
3 The principles of cancer treatment 36
4 Cancer and people 65
Pt. 2 Types of cancer
5 Breast cancer 75
6 Central nervous system cancers 81
7 Gastrointestinal cancers 86
8 Oesophageal cancer 87
9 Gastric cancer 90
10 Hepatobiliary cancer 93
11 Pancreatic cancer 96
12 Colorectal cancer 100
13 Genitourinary cancers 105
14 Kidney cancer 106
15 Bladder cancer 110
16 Prostate cancer 114
17 Testis cancer 121
18 Gynaecological cancers 126
19 Gestational trophoblastic disease 127
20 Cervical cancer 130
21 Endometrial cancer 133
22 Ovarian cancer 135
23 Head and neck cancers 140
24 Endocrine cancers 144
25 Thyroid cancer 146
26 Adrenal cancers 148
27 Carcinoid tumours 150
28 Pituitary cancers 153
29 Parathyroid cancers 154
30 Thoracic cancers 155
31 Lung cancer 156
32 Mesothelioma 161
33 Haematological cancers 163
34 The leukaemias 164
35 Hodgkin's disease 170
36 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 174
37 Myeloma 179
38 Skin cancer 184
39 Non-melanoma skin tumours 185
40 Melanoma 189
41 Paediatric solid tumours 194
42 Bone cancers and sarcomas 200
43 Unknown primary cancer 206
44 Immunodeficiency and cancer 211
Pt. 3 The practice of oncology
45 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer 219
46 Oncological emergencies 228
47 End-of-life care 239
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