Opis: Clinical Oncology 4e - Peter Hoskin, Anthony Neal

A clear and comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of clinical oncology, for medical undergraduates and clinicians who want to increase their understanding of the challenges of managing patients with cancer. Including questions for self assessment by the same authors, the reader can learn and test themselves on all aspects of cancer medicine, from epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and presentation, through to diagnosis, staging, management and prognosis. The book is well-written... I would recommend this book as the authoritative primer in clinical oncology which sets out the scientific basis and rationale for clinical practice in the United Kingdom and it would provide Clinical Oncology trainees with a sound basis for future studies. Ulster Medical JournalPATHOGENESIS OF CANCER Genetic factors Chemical factors Physical factors Viral factors Immune factors Endocrine factors Understanding the cause of cancer - the contribution to patient care PRINCIPLES OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING Securing a tissue diagnosis Principles of cancer staging The TNM staging system Use of pathological information DECISION-MAKING AND COMMUNICATION Treatment options Quality of life Communication Conclusion Clinical evidence and clinical trials Conclusion PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Management of the primary tumour Combined surgery and radiotherapy Management of regional lymph nodes Palliative surgery PRINCIPLES OF RADIOTHERAPY Types of radiotherapy Other forms of radiation Biological actions of ionizing radiation Clinical use of radiotherapy Side-effects of radiotherapy Radiation protection PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMIC TREATMENT Chemotherapy agents Efficacy and toxicity of chemotherapy Clinical use of chemotherapy Drug resistance Administration of chemotherapy Hormone therapy Biological therapy Growth factors Experimental chemotherapy LUNG CANCER AND MESOTHELIOMA Lung cancer Mesothelioma BREAST CANCER Epidemiology Aetiology Pathology Natural history Symptoms Signs Differential diagnosis Investigations Staging Treatment Prognosis Screening Prevention GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER Carcinoma of the oesophagus Carcinoma of the stomach Carcinoma of the pancreas Hepatocellular cancer Cholangiocarcinoma Carcinoma of the gallbladder Carcinoma of the colon and rectum Carcinoma of the anus Tumours of the peritoneum UROLOGICAL CANCER Renal cell carcinoma Prostate cancer Bladder cancer Cancer of the testis Cancer of the penis GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCER Cervical cancer Endometrial cancer Ovarian cancer Cancer of the vagina Cancer of the vulva Choriocarcinoma CNS TUMOURS Astrocytoma Oligodendroglioma Meningioma Pituitary tumours Craniopharyngioma Pineal tumours Germ cell tumours Ependymomas Medulloblastoma Chordoma Haemangioblastoma Lymphoma Metastases Carcinomatous meningitis HEAD AND NECK CANCER Carcinoma of the oral cavity Carcinoma of the oropharynx Carcinoma of the larynx Carcinoma of the hypopharynx Carcinoma of the nasopharynx Carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses Salivary gland tumours Orbital tumours ENDOCRINE TUMOURS Thyroid cancer Tumours of the parathyroid gland Tumours of the adrenal glands Carcinoid tumours Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) SARCOMAS Soft tissue sarcomas Osteosarcoma Ewing's sarcoma Other bone tumours LYMPHOMA Hodgkin's lymphoma Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCY Leukaemia Multiple myeloma PAEDIATRIC CANCER Leukaemia Central nervous system tumours Bone and soft tissue tumours Lymphoma Neuroblastoma Nephroblastoma (Wilms' tumour) Other tumours SKIN CANCER Squamous and basal cell carcinoma Melanoma Metastases Rare tumours AIDS-RELATED CANCER Management problems Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) Primary cerebral lymphoma Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin's disease (HD) Other tumours CARCINOMA OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY Differential diagnosis Investigations Management Prognosis ONCOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES Hypercalcaemia Spinal cord and cauda equina compression Superior vena cava obstruction Neutropenic sepsis Tumour lysis syndrome PALLIATIVE CARE Pain control Other symptoms The dying patient

Szczegóły: Clinical Oncology 4e - Peter Hoskin, Anthony Neal

Tytuł: Clinical Oncology 4e
Autor: Peter Hoskin, Anthony Neal
Wydawnictwo: Arnold Publishers / Hodder Arnold H
ISBN: 9780340972939
Rok wydania: 2009
Ilość stron: 416
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.02 kg

Recenzje: Clinical Oncology 4e - Peter Hoskin, Anthony Neal