Cancer and its Management (eBook)

Jeffrey S. Tobias, Daniel Hochhauser (Autoren)

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2013 | 6. Auflage
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-71326-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Now in its sixth edition, this highly-regarded book is designed as an introductory text on the principles of diagnosis, staging and treatment of tumours. The new edition:

• Includes up-to-date information on the most recent techniques and therapies available
• Emphasises the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork in the care of cancer patients
• Highlights frequent dilemmas and difficulties encountered during cancer management
• Features the important contributions of a new author Professor Daniel Hochhauser
• Contains a brand-new two-colour design

As with previous editions, the first part of the book is devoted to the mechanisms of tumour development and cancer treatment. This is followed by a systematic account of the current management of individual major cancers. For each tumour there are details of the pathology, mode of spread, clinical presentation, staging and treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

This accessible and practical resource will be invaluable to trainees in oncology, palliative care and general medicine, as well as specialist nurses, general practitioners, medical students, and professions allied to medicine.

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Professor Jeffrey Tobias, Professor in Cancer Medicine, The Meyerstein Institute of Oncology, The Middlesex Hospital, London, UK

Professor Daniel Hochhauser, Kathleen Ferrier Professor of Medical Oncology, University College London and Consultant in Medical Oncology, University College Hospital, London, UK

Inhalt

Title Page 5
Contents 7
Foreword 9
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 13
Abbreviations 15
1 The modern management of cancer: an introductory note 19
2 Epidemiology, cure, treatment trials and screening 25
3 Biology of cancer 43
4 Staging of tumours 61
5 Radiotherapy 76
6 Systemic treatment for cancer 95
7 Supportive care and symptom relief 125
8 Medical problems and radiotherapy emergencies 140
9 Paraneoplastic syndromes 157
10 Cancer of the head and neck 166
11 Brain and spinal cord 191
12 Tumours of the lung and mediastinum 215
13 Breast cancer 241
14 Cancer of the oesophagus and stomach 272
15 Cancer of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas 287
16 Tumours of the small and large bowel 303
17 Gynaecological cancer 315
18 Genitourinary cancer 346
19 Testicular cancer 375
20 Thyroid and adrenal cancer 392
21 Cancer from an unknown primary site 406
22 Skin cancer 411
23 Bone and soft-tissue sarcomas 429
24 Paediatric malignancies 450
25 Hodgkin’s disease 473
26 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas 491
27 Myeloma and other paraproteinaemias 518
28 Leukaemia 532
Index 555

Rezensionen

"This is an excellent reference for those early in their oncologycareers or who would benefit from a contemporary review of aspecific subject. The authors have met this goal, and I amconfident that a seventh edition will be forthcoming." (Int. J.Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., November 2010)

"The book is perfectly suited to its intended target audience i.e.individuals that need a general introduction to the treatment ofcancer. Indeed, it represents a cheaper and faster reading thanvolumes specifically written for oncologists although the lattermight still enjoy reading the more general chapters."(Hematological Oncology, July 2010)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.5.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• Schlagworte: available • Book • Cancer • Diagnosis • edition includes • highlyregarded • importance • Information • introductory • mechanisms • Medical Science • Medizin • multidisciplinary teamwork • New • Oncology & Radiotherapy • Onkologie • Onkologie u. Strahlentherapie • Principles • sixth • techniques • therapies • Treatment • tumour • Tumours • uptodate
• ISBN-10: 1-118-71326-5 / 1118713265
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-71326-6 / 9781118713266