Lecture notes. Oncology /
"[This book] describes advances in molecular biology research and highlights the importance of patient perspectives in cancer care. The text includes many new figures and tables, an update of molecular biology and highlights new treatments. With learning objectives and key point summaries in ea...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2015.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1 Introduction to oncology 1 What is cancer? 2 The scientific basis of cancer 3 The principles of cancer treatment 4 Cancer and people Part 2 Types of cancer 5 Breast cancer 6 Central nervous system cancers 7 Oesophageal cancer 8 Gastric cancer 9 Hepatobiliary cancer 10 Pancreatic cancer 11 Colorectal cancer 12 Kidney cancer 13 Bladder cancer 14 Prostate cancer 15 Testis cancer 16 Gestational trophoblastic disease 17 Cervical cancer 18 Endometrial cancer 19 Ovarian cancer 20 Head and neck cancers 21 Thyroid cancer 22 Adrenal cancers 23 Carcinoid tumours 24 Pituitary tumours 25 Parathyroid cancers 26 Lung cancer 27 Mesothelioma 28 The leukaemias 29 Hodgkin's lymphoma 30 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 31 Myeloma 32 Non-melanoma skin tumours 33 Melanoma 34 Paediatric solid tumours 35 Cancers in teenagers and young adults 36 Bone and soft tissue sarcomas 37 Cancer of unknown primary 38 Immunodeficiency-related cancers Part 3 The practice of oncology 39 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer 40 Oncological emergencies 41 End-of-life care 42 Cancer survivorship.