TY - BOOK AU - Bower,Mark AU - Waxman,Jonathan TI - Oncology T2 - Lecture notes SN - 9781118842096 (pbk.) : AV - RC254.5 .B69 2015 U1 - 616.994 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, UK, Hoboken, NJ PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KW - Oncology KW - Tumors KW - Cancer KW - Neoplasms N1 - Previous edition: 2010; Includes QR code; Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - There has been a revolution in the practice of oncology. The changes are due to amazing advances in basic science, and the development of new drugs and successful immunisation programmes that have followed. Cancer death rates have fallen and this is in part due to radical new treatments, effective screening programmes, and also, as a result of popular movements for change in patient care, and decreased exposure to carcinogens. Completely revised and updated, this new edition of 'Oncology' describes advances in molecular biology research and highlights the importance of patient perspectives in cancer care ER -