Lecture Notes: Oncology. 2nd Edition
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, July 2010, Pages: 296
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.
Preface to the second edition, vi
Part 1: Introduction to Oncology
1 What is cancer? 3
2 The scientific basis of cancer 18
3 The principles of cancer treatment 43
4 Cancer and people 78
Part 2: Types of Cancer
5 Breast cancer 89
6 Central nervous system cancers 96
7 Gastrointestinal cancers 103
8 Oesophageal cancer 104
9 Gastric cancer 107
10 Hepatobiliary cancer 110
11 Pancreatic cancer 115
12 Colorectal cancer 120
13 Genitourinary cancers 126
14 Kidney cancer 127
15 Bladder cancer 132
16 Prostate cancer 137
17 Testis cancer 144
18 Gynaecological cancers 149
19 Gestational trophoblastic disease 150
20 Cervical cancer 153
21 Endometrial cancer 157
22 Ovarian cancer 159
23 Head and neck cancers 163
24 Endocrine cancers 168
25 Thyroid cancer 170
26 Adrenal cancers 172
27 Carcinoid tumours 174
28 Pituitary tumours 177
29 Parathyroid cancers 179
30 Thoracic cancers 180
31 Lung cancer 181
32 Mesothelioma 186
33 Haematological cancers 189
34 The leukaemias 190
35 Hodgkin's disease 195
36 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 199
37 Myeloma 205
38 Skin cancer 209
39 Non-melanoma skin tumours 210
40 Melanoma 213
41 Paediatric solid tumours 216
42 Bone cancers and sarcomas 222
43 Unknown primary cancer 229
44 Immunodefi ciency and cancer 235
Part 3: The Practice of Oncology
45 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer 243
46 Oncological emergencies 254
47 End of life care 268
Self-assessment MCQs 273
Answers to MCQs 277
Index 278
Colour plate section faces p. 146
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