Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology
Description
This portable reference bases practical treatment recommendations and guidelines on evidence-based medicine. The concise clinical chapters are organized by body site for easy access to critical information, highlighting "pearls" of epidemiology, anatomy, pathology, and clinical presentation. Key facets of the work-up are listed, followed by staging and risk classification systems. Discussion of treatment recommendations is based on stage, histology, and risk classification, with summaries of key trials and studies providing rationale. Each chapter outlines possible complications and follow-up guidelines. Appendices cover performance status scales, radionucleotides used in brachytherapy, radiation safety, tumor markers, immunophenotyping and cytogenetics, and commonly prescribed drugs.
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4 Stars Doody's Review for 1st Edition: "This is a "must-have" for any radiation oncology resident. I use it more frequently than any other book in my library." (Nate Bittner)More details
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Skin Cancer.- Central Nervous System.- Cancer & Benign Diseases of the Eye & Orbit.- Cancer of the Ear.- Nasopharyngeal Cancer.- Nasal Cavity & Paranasal Sinus Cancer.- Oropharyngeal Cancer.- Cancer of the Lip & Oral Cavity.- Cancer of the Larynx & Hypopharynx.- Salivary Gland Tumors.- Thyroid Cancer.- Unusual Tumors of the Head & Neck.- Small Cell Lung Cancer.- Non-Small Lung Cancer.- Mesothelioma & Thymoma.- Breast Cancer.- Esophageal Cancer.- Gastric Cancer.- Pancreatic Cancer.- Hepatobiliary Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer.- Anal Cancer.- Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Bladder Cancer.- Prostate Cancer.- Cancer of the Penis.- Testicular Cancer.- Cervical Cancer.- Endometrial Cancer.- Ovarian Cancer.- Vaginal Cancer.- Vulvar Cancer.- Hodgkin's Lymphoma.- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.- Cutaneous Lymphomas.- Multiple Myeloma & Plasmacytoma.- Bone Tumors.- Soft Tissue Sarcomas.- Pediatric (non-CNS) Tumors: Wilms' Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's Sarcoma, Pediatric Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Retinoblastoma.- Palliation.- Appendices: Performance Status Scales, Radionucleotides Used in Brachytherapy, Radiation Safety, Tumor Markers, Immunophenotyping & Cytogenetics, Commonly Prescribed Drugs.