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Oxford Handbook of Oncology

Second Edition

Jim Cassidy, Donald Bissett, Roy Spence, and Miranda Payne

Price: £29.95 (flexicover)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-856787-5
Publication date: 26 October 2006
816 pages, 6 color plates, 12 line illus., 180x100 mm
Series: Oxford Handbooks Series
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Description

Includes a step by step guide to common oncological emergencies
Emphasis on practical approaches to common clinical scenarios encountered on the oncology or palliative care ward
Written by acknowledged experts within the field therefore providing state-of-the-art information
Areas of controversy are highlighted

New to this edition

Comprehensively updated and revised to reflect recent advances in oncology
Includes new approaches to diagnosis and treatment
Expanded section on oncological emergencies with practical advice for immediate patient management
Standardized approach to investigation and management of common cancers

The Oxford Handbook of Oncology is a practical guide to the clinical consultation in oncology. Covering the scientific basis as well as diagnosis, it includes investigations, management and palliative care issues in cancer. It has been extensively revised and updated for the new edition to reflect recent advances in oncology with particular emphasis on new therapies. It includes new approaches to diagnosis and treatment and there is an expanded section on oncological emergencies with practical advice for immediate patient management.
The first part covers the general principles of cancer aetiology, the key treatment modalities, namely, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy, and the development of novel therapies through clinical trials. This is followed by a systematic account of the current management of individual cancers according to their site of origin. Each chapter includes epidemiology, pathology, staging, treatment, and prognosis. This part also contains an outline of current areas of research and appropriate references to guide the reader to more detailed oncology publications. The third part of the book provides information to aid in the day-to-day management of cancer patients, including practical advice on symptom control and the assessment and treatment of oncological emergencies.
This handbook is the essential guide to practical management of everyday clinical situations and will be invaluable to junior doctors in oncology, palliative care and general medicine, as well as specialist nurses, general practitioners, medical students, pharmacists and professions allied to medicine.

Readership: House officers and Senior House Officers in oncology, palliative care and general medicine, as well as specialist nurses in Oncology and Palliative Care. The handbook is also relevant to General Practitioners, medical students and pharmacists.

Contents

Part 1: Background

1. Multidisciplinary approach to cancer

2. Aetiology and epidemiology of cancer

3. Genetics of cancer

Part 2: Principles of treatment

4. Surgical oncology

5. Principles of radiation oncology

6. Principles of chemotherapy

7. Late effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy

8. Hormone therapy

9. Biological therapies

Part 3: Principles of cancer clinical trials, cancer prevention and screening

10. Clinical trials

11. Cancer prevention and screening

Part 4: Specific types of cancer

12. Thoracic cancer

13. Breast cancer

14. Colorectal cancer

15. Anal cancer

16. Upper gastrointestinal cancer

17. Endocrine cancers

18. Genitourinary cancers

19. Gynaecological cancer

21. Head and neck cancer

22. Tumours of the central nervous system

23. Skin cancer

24. Haematological malignancies

25. Bone and soft tissue malignancies

26. Cancer of unknown primary site

27. Paraneoplastic syndromes

28. AIDS-related malignancies

Part 5: Symptom control in oncology

29. Principles of palliative care

Part 6: The way forward

1. Novel therapeutic strategies

2. Gene therapy for cancer

Part 7: Emergencies in oncology

1. Spinal cord compression

2. Bone marrow suppression

3. Superior vena cava obstruction

4. Raised intracranial pressure

5. Stridor

6. Thromboembolic and cardiac emergencies

7. Obstruction

8. Biochemical crises

9. Anaphylaxis

10. Complications of central venous lines

11. Chemotherapy extravasation

Part 8: Appendices

Authors, editors, and contributors

Jim Cassidy, Professor of Oncology, Cancer Research UK,
Donald Bissett, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary,
Roy Spence, Consultant Surgeon & Honorary Lecturer in Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Queen's University, Belfast, and
Miranda Payne, Specialist Registrar in Medical Oncology, Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit, Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust

Links to web resources and related information

More in the same subject area:
Oncology
Surgical oncology
Palliative medicine
Terminal care nursing
General practice

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