Lecture notes, Oncology
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Lecture notes, Oncology
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Blackwell Pub., 2006
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Oncology
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Description
"Lecture Notes: Oncology" is a brand new concise introduction to oncology presenting the essential core knowledge for medical students and nurses who specialise in cancer care. It introduces both the scientific basis as well as the personal and social impacts of cancer. The book has been divided into three sections. Section 1 provides an introduction and overview to this disease. Section 2 looks at the different common cancers on a regional and system basis of the body. Section 3 discusses the fundamentals of oncology treatments and management of patients. The book contains: Clear illustrations, tables and diagrams; Integrated basic science and clinical information; Key facts that support the understanding of important information. "Lecture Notes: Oncology" will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and allied health professionals in the field of cancer care.
Table of Contents
Contents.Preface..SECTION ONE.1 What is cancer?.2 The scientific basis of cancer.3 The principles of cancer treatment.4 Cancer and people.SECTION TWO.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.SECTION THREE.45 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer.46 Oncological emergencies.47 End-of-life care.Index
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