Oncology at a glance / Graham G. Dark, MBBS, FRCP, FHEA.
Material type: TextSeries: 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
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781118369692 (paperback)
- 616.994 23
- QZ 200
- 616.99
- 616.994 DARK
- QZ 200
- Also published electronically.
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.
Also published electronically.
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