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Oncology at a glance / Graham G. Dark, MBBS, FRCP, FHEA.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: At a glance series (Oxford, England)Publication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.Edition: First editionDescription: 132 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781118369692 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Oncology at a Glance.DDC classification:
  • 616.994 23
  • QZ 200
  • 616.99
  • 616.994 DARK
NLM classification:
  • QZ 200
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also published electronically.
Contents:
Scientific foundation of oncology -- The global burden of cancer -- The nomenclature of oncology -- Environmental determinants of cancer -- The hallmarks of cancer I -- The hallmarks of cancer II -- The hallmarks of cancer III -- The hallmarks of cancer IV -- Cancer genetics and inherited cancer -- Clinical aspects -- Communicating with cancer patients -- Presenting problems in a patient with cancer -- Paraneoplastic syndromes -- Metabolic emergencies in cancer patients -- Oncological emergencies -- Investigation and management of metastatic disease -- Tumour markers -- Screening for cancer -- Imaging in oncology -- Approach to treatment and response assessment -- Principles of surgical oncology -- Pharmacology of anticancer agents -- Principles of radiotherapy -- Adverse effects of treatment -- Management of nausea -- Analgesia -- Clinical trials in cancer patients -- The role of multidisciplinary teams -- End of life care -- Specific cancers -- Carcinoma of unknown primary -- Breast cancer -- Lung cancer -- Mesothelioma -- Oesophageal cancer -- Gastric cancer -- Colorectal cancer -- Pancreatic cancer -- Hepatobiliary cancer -- Ovarian cancer -- Endometrial cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Germ cell tumours -- Prostate cancer -- Bladder and renal cancer -- Head and neck cancer -- Thyroid cancer -- Bone cancer and sarcoma -- Skin cancer -- Cancers of the central nervous system -- Neuroendocrine tumours -- Leukaemia -- Hodgkin's lymphoma -- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- Myeloma -- Childhood cancers -- Case studies and questions -- Answers to case studies.
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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Scientific foundation of oncology -- The global burden of cancer -- The nomenclature of oncology -- Environmental determinants of cancer -- The hallmarks of cancer I -- The hallmarks of cancer II -- The hallmarks of cancer III -- The hallmarks of cancer IV -- Cancer genetics and inherited cancer -- Clinical aspects -- Communicating with cancer patients -- Presenting problems in a patient with cancer -- Paraneoplastic syndromes -- Metabolic emergencies in cancer patients -- Oncological emergencies -- Investigation and management of metastatic disease -- Tumour markers -- Screening for cancer -- Imaging in oncology -- Approach to treatment and response assessment -- Principles of surgical oncology -- Pharmacology of anticancer agents -- Principles of radiotherapy -- Adverse effects of treatment -- Management of nausea -- Analgesia -- Clinical trials in cancer patients -- The role of multidisciplinary teams -- End of life care -- Specific cancers -- Carcinoma of unknown primary -- Breast cancer -- Lung cancer -- Mesothelioma -- Oesophageal cancer -- Gastric cancer -- Colorectal cancer -- Pancreatic cancer -- Hepatobiliary cancer -- Ovarian cancer -- Endometrial cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Germ cell tumours -- Prostate cancer -- Bladder and renal cancer -- Head and neck cancer -- Thyroid cancer -- Bone cancer and sarcoma -- Skin cancer -- Cancers of the central nervous system -- Neuroendocrine tumours -- Leukaemia -- Hodgkin's lymphoma -- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- Myeloma -- Childhood cancers -- Case studies and questions -- Answers to case studies.

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