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An Illustrated Colour Text
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By
Orla McArdle, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, FFRRCSI, Specialist Registrar in Radiation Oncology, St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Deirdre O'Mahony, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCP, MSc, Medical Oncologist, HOPE Directorate, St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Description
This highly illustrated, introductory text on all aspects of oncology is aimed at the non-specialist who needs a factual overview of cancer
incidence and treatment. It covers the management of all the major cancers - including lung, breast, GI, gynaecological, genitourinary,
etc. - as well as general principles of patient management, the main treatment options for any form of cancer, oncological emergencies
and palliative care.
Audience
– Medical students – Oncological nurses – Other members of the oncology health care team
Contents
The Oncology patient
– History and clinical examination
– Investigations
– Staging and survival statistics
Therapeutic
options
– Chemotherapy
– Radiotherapy
– Targeted therapy
– Surgical oncology
Breast Cancer
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Breast cancer
– Carcinoma in situ and early breast cancer
– Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC)and inflammatory breast cancer
(IBC)
Lung cancer
– Lung cancer
– Non-small cell lung cancer
– Small cell lung cancer
– Mesothelioma
Gastrointestinal
cancers
– Colorectal cancer
– Gastric cancer
– Oesophageal cancer
– Anal canal cancer
– Hepatobiliary malignancies
Gynaecological
cancers
– Cervical cancer
– Uterine cancer
– Ovarian cancer
– Lower tract gynaecological cancers
– Gestational
trophoblastic disease
Genitourinary cancers
– Kidney cancer
– Prostate cancer
– Testisticular cancer
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Other genitourinary cancers
Head and neck cancer
– Head and neck cancer 1
– Head and neck cancer 2
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Head and neck cancer 3
Haematological cancer
– Acute leukaemia
– Chronic leukaemia
– Plasma cell dyscrasias
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)
– Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL)
Malignancy in childhood
– Paediatric oncology
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Primary central nervous system malignancy in children
– Neuroblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma
Other sites
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Skin cancers
– Endocrine cancer
– Primary central nervous system cancer in adults
– Primary bone cancer
– Carcinoma of unknown
primary (CUP)
Oncological emergencies
– Neutropenic sepsis
– Spinal cord compression
– Superior vena
cava obstruction
– Metabolic emergencies
Palliative care
– Pain management
– Specific metatastic conditions
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End of life issues
Other topics
– Cancer genetics
– Late effects of treatment
– Pregnancy and cancer
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Paraneoplastic syndromes
– Immunosuppression and malignancy
– Clinical trials
– Cancer screening
Additional reading
and sources of information
Glossary
Subject index
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Paperback, 128 pages, publication date: FEB-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10374-2
ISBN-10: 0-443-10374-7
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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