Oxford handbook of oncology
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Jim Cassidy; Donald Bissett; Roy A J Spence
- ناشر : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2002
- شابک / ISBN : 9780192630353
Description
Preface v List of contributors ix Abbreviations xvii Part 1 Background 1 Multidisciplinary approach to cancer 2 2 Epidemiology of cancer 3 3 Biology of cancer 11 4 Pathology of cancer 37 5 Aetiology of cancer 49 6 Staging of cancer 63 Part 2 Principles of treatment 7 Surgical oncology 83 8 Principles of radiation oncology 93 9 Principles of chemotherapy 135 10 Hormone therapy 181 11 Immunotherapy of cancer 189 Part 3 Principles of prevention and care 12 Cancer prevention and screening 207 13 Clinical trials 221 14 Principles of palliative care 227 15 Psychosocial aspects of cancer 249 Part 4 Specific types of cancer 16 Thoracic cancer 261 17 Breast cancer 295 18 Colorectal cancer 323 19 Anal cancer 339 Contents viii 20 Upper gastrointestinal cancer 349 21 Endocrine cancers 375 22 Genitourinary cancers 389 23 Gynaecological cancer 417 24 Head and neck cancer 443 25 Tumours of the central nervous system 469 26 Skin cancer 481 27 Haematological malignancies 489 28 Bone and soft tissue malignancies 515 29 Cancer of unknown primary site 531 30 Paraneoplastic syndromes 543 31 AIDS-related malignances 559 Part 5 Emergencies in oncology 32 Spinal cord compression 573 33 Bone marrow suppression 583 34 Superior vena cava obstruction 591 35 Raised intracranial pressure 599 36 Stridor 605 37 Acute blood loss 611 38 Obstruction 619 39 Biochemical crises 625 Part 6 The way forward 40 Novel therapeutic strategies 637 41 Gene therapy for cancer 655 Part 7 Appendices 1 NCIC common toxicity criteria (CTC) grading system 667 2 Nomogram for determination of body surface area 681
