Lecture Notes: Oncology
2nd Edition
Published on 23. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-4051-9513-3 (ISBN)
Description
Cancer is one of the most rapidly changing areas of medicine, affecting ever-increasing numbers of people, and this new edition of Lecture Notes: Oncology brings together all the information a medical student or graduate clinician needs in one accessible volume. It covers the scientific basis and social impact of cancer, describes the origins and presentations of cancer on a regional and system basis, and discusses the fundamentals of oncology treatment and patient management.
Including a new section on epigenetics, clinical vignettes, clear illustrations, tables and diagrams, as well as a self-test section of MCQs, Lecture Notes: Oncology provides core knowledge for professionals involved in cancer care.
Including a new section on epigenetics, clinical vignettes, clear illustrations, tables and diagrams, as well as a self-test section of MCQs, Lecture Notes: Oncology provides core knowledge for professionals involved in cancer care.
Reviews / Votes
"Cancer is one of the most rapidly changing areas of medicine, affecting ever-increasing numbers of people, and this new edition of Lecture Notes: Oncology brings together all the information a medical student or graduate clinician needs in one accessible volume. It covers the scientific basis and social impact of cancer, describes the origins and presentations of cancer on a regional and system basis, and discusses the fundamentals of oncology treatment and patient management." (MyCFO, 12 November 2010)More details
Series
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 24.4 cm
Width: 17.3 cm
Thickness: 1.5 cm
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-9513-3 (9781405195133)
Schweitzer Classification
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Mark Bower | Jonathan Waxman
Lecture Notes: Oncology
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01/2016
3rd Edition
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11/2011
2nd Edition
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2nd Edition
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Mark Bower | Jonathan Waxman
Lecture Notes: Oncology
Book
01/2006
Wiley-Blackwell
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Persons
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 also the programme director and educational supervisor for all SpRs on the West London oncology rotation.
Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, 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.
Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, 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.
Content
Preface to the Second Edition.
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 Gastrointestinal cancers.
8 Oesophageal cancer.
9 Gastric cancer.
10 Hepatobiliary cancer.
11 Pancreatic cancer.
12 Colorectal cancer.
13 Genitourinary cancers.
14 Kidney cancer.
15 Bladder cancer.
16 Prostate cancer.
17 Testis cancer.
18 Gynaecological cancers.
19 Gestational trophoblastic disease.
20 Cervical cancer.
21 Endometrial cancer.
22 Ovarian cancer.
23 Head and neck cancers.
24 Endocrine cancers.
25 Thyroid cancer.
26 Adrenal cancers.
27 Carcinoid tumours.
28 Pituitary cancers.
29 Parathyroid cancers.
30 Thoracic cancers.
31 Lung cancer.
32 Mesothelioma.
33 Haematological cancers.
34 The leukaemias.
35 Hodgkin's disease.
36 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
37 Myeloma.
38 Skin cancer.
39 Non-melanoma skin tumours.
40 Melanoma.
41 Paediatric solid tumours.
42 Bone cancers and sarcomas.
43 Unknown primary cancer.
44 Immunodeficiency and cancer.
Part 3: The practice of oncology.
45 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer.
46 Oncological emergencies.
47 End-of-life care.
Self-assessment MQCs.
Answers.
Index.
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 Gastrointestinal cancers.
8 Oesophageal cancer.
9 Gastric cancer.
10 Hepatobiliary cancer.
11 Pancreatic cancer.
12 Colorectal cancer.
13 Genitourinary cancers.
14 Kidney cancer.
15 Bladder cancer.
16 Prostate cancer.
17 Testis cancer.
18 Gynaecological cancers.
19 Gestational trophoblastic disease.
20 Cervical cancer.
21 Endometrial cancer.
22 Ovarian cancer.
23 Head and neck cancers.
24 Endocrine cancers.
25 Thyroid cancer.
26 Adrenal cancers.
27 Carcinoid tumours.
28 Pituitary cancers.
29 Parathyroid cancers.
30 Thoracic cancers.
31 Lung cancer.
32 Mesothelioma.
33 Haematological cancers.
34 The leukaemias.
35 Hodgkin's disease.
36 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
37 Myeloma.
38 Skin cancer.
39 Non-melanoma skin tumours.
40 Melanoma.
41 Paediatric solid tumours.
42 Bone cancers and sarcomas.
43 Unknown primary cancer.
44 Immunodeficiency and cancer.
Part 3: The practice of oncology.
45 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer.
46 Oncological emergencies.
47 End-of-life care.
Self-assessment MQCs.
Answers.
Index.