Bibliographic Information

Treatment of cancer

edited by Pat Price, Karol Sikora, Tim Illidge

Hodder Arnold, 2008

5th ed

Available at  / 11 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Since the first edition was published in 1982, Treatment of Cancer has become a standard text for postgraduate physicians in the UK and beyond, providing all information necessary for modern cancer management in one comprehensive but accessible volume. By inviting experts from a number of disciplines to share their knowledge, the editors have succeeded in delivering a truly integrated approach to the care of the patient with cancer. This fifth edition adopts the successful structure of previous editions, whilst being thoroughly revised and updated, and with several completely new chapters, covering important topics such as drug development, cancer prevention, and economics of cancer care, as well as treatments such as radioimmunotherapy, biological therapies and antibody therapy. Part One considers the scientific basis and fundamental principles underlying cancer treatment and examines the likely developments that will occur over the next decade at the leading edge of oncology. Part Two is divided into two sections; the first covering general issues of cancer management, including planning techniques, concomitent chemoradiotherapy, surgical oncology and palliative care; and the second using a system-based approach to cover the clinical aspects and management plans for the whole spectrum of malignant disease. Treatment of Cancer surpasses other oncology texts in condensing the essential information for exemplary cancer care into one readable and accessible guide, and will be an invaluable addition to the bookshelves of the busy oncologist in training or in practice.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Molecular biology 3. Clinical radiobiology 4. Mathematical modelling and its application in radiation oncology 5. Principles of chemotherapy and drug development 6. Tumour imaging in oncology 7. Interventional radiology 8. Cancer vaccines 9. Biological therapies: cytokines and adoptive cell therapy 10. Radioimmunotherapy 11. Monoclonal antibodies and treatment of cancer 12. Angiogenesis as a target for the treatment of cancer 13. Gene therapy 14. Central nervous system 15. Ocular and adnexal tumours 16. Head and neck cancer 17. Thyroid 18. Endocrine cancer 19. Breast cancer 20. Bronchus 21. Oesophageal cancer 22. Liver 23. Pancreas 24. Biliary Tract 25. Stomach 26. Bladder 27. Prostate 28. Colectoral cancer 29. Anus 30. Germ cell cancers of the testis and related neoplasms 31. Renal cell cancer 32. Ovary and fallopian tubes 33. Uterus 34. Cervix 35. Carcinoma of the vagina and vulva 36. Gestational trophoblastic tumours 37. Non-melonoma skin cancer 38. Malignant melanoma 39. Bone 40. Soft tissue sarcomas 41. Leukaemias 42. Hodgkin's lymphoma 43. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 44. Multiple myeloma 45. Introduction to haemotopoietic stem cell transplantation 46. Paediatric oncology 47. AIDS-related cancer 48. Medical Care 49. Interstitial brachytherapy 50. Principles of external beam radiotherapy planning tehniques 51. Conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy and image-guided radiotherapy 52. Concomitant chemo-radiotherapy principles and management 53. Palliative Care 54. Communications with the cancer patient 55. Clinical cancer genetics 56. Large-scale randomised evidence: trials and overviews 57. The economics of cancer care 58. Medical Audit 59. The organisation of cancer services: a UK perspective 60. New drug develoment 61. Late effects of cancer therapy 62. Surgical oncology 63. Cancer prevention strategies

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

Page Top