This practical guide to clinical consultation in oncology has been extensively revised and updated. It reflects recent advances in oncology with particular emphasis on new therapies and the emergence of immunotherapy as a real modality.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: Multidisciplinary approach to cancer
- 2: Aetiology and epidemiology
- 3: Genetics of cancer
- 4: Surgical oncology
- 5: Principles of radiation oncology
- 6: Principles of chemotherapy
- 7: Principles of symptom control in palliative care
- 8: Late effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy
- 9: Hormone therapy
- 10: Biological and targeted therapies
- 11: Clinical trials
- 12: Cancer prevention
- 13: Population screening for cancer
- 14: Thoracic cancer
- 15: Breast cancer
- 16: Colorectal cancer
- 17: Anal cancer
- 18: Upper gastrointestinal cancer
- 19: Endocrine cancers
- 20: Genitourinary cancers
- 21: Gynaecological cancer
- 22: Head and neck cancer
- 23: Tumours of the central nervous system
- 24: Skin cancer
- 25: Haematological malignancies
- 26: Bone and soft tissue malignancies
- 27: Cancer of unknown primary site
- 28: Paraneoplastic syndromes
- 29: AIDS-related malignancies
- 30: Childhood cancers presenting in adulthood
- 31: Overview of Acute Oncology
- 32: Spinal cord compression and bone marrow suppression
- 33: Superior vena cava obstruction and raised intracranial pressure
- 34: Stridor
- 35: Thromboembolic and cardiac emergencies
- 36: Obstruction
- 37: Biochemical crises
- 38: Complications of long-term central venous lines and chemotherapy extravasation
- 39: Novel therapeutic strategies
- 40: Gene therapy and immunotherapy for cancer
- 41: Biomarkers and Cancer
- Appendices
