基本説明
A clear and comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of clinical oncology.
Full Description
A clear and comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of clinical oncology, for medical undergraduates and clinicians who want to increase their understanding of the challenges of managing patients with cancer. Including questions for self assessment by the same authors, the reader can learn and test themselves on all aspects of cancer medicine, from epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and presentation, through to diagnosis, staging, management and prognosis.
Contents
PATHOGENESIS OF CANCERGenetic factorsChemical factorsPhysical factorsViral factorsImmune factorsEndocrine factorsUnderstanding the cause of cancer - the contribution to patient careSecuring a tissue diagnosisPrinciples of cancer stagingThe TNM staging systemUse of pathological informationDECISION-MAKING AND COMMUNICATIONTreatment optionsQuality of lifeCommunicationConclusionClinical evidence and clinical trialsConclusionManagement of the primary tumourCombined surgery and radiotherapyManagement of regional lymph nodesPalliative surgeryTypes of radiotherapyOther forms of radiationBiological actions of ionizing radiationClinical use of radiotherapySide-effects of radiotherapyRadiation protectionChemotherapy agentsEfficacy and toxicity of chemotherapyClinical use of chemotherapyDrug resistanceAdministration of chemotherapyHormone therapyBiological therapyGrowth factorsExperimental chemotherapyLUNG CANCER AND MESOTHELIOMALung cancerMesotheliomaBREAST CANCEREpidemiologyAetiologyPathologyNatural historySymptomsSignsDifferential diagnosisInvestigationsStagingTreatmentPrognosisScreeningPreventionGASTROINTESTINAL CANCERCarcinoma of the oesophagusCarcinoma of the stomachCarcinoma of the pancreasHepatocellular cancerCholangiocarcinomaCarcinoma of the gallbladderCarcinoma of the colon and rectumCarcinoma of the anusTumours of the peritoneumUROLOGICAL CANCERRenal cell carcinomaProstate cancerBladder cancerCancer of the testisCancer of the penisGYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERCervical cancerEndometrial cancerOvarian cancerCancer of the vaginaCancer of the vulvaChoriocarcinomaCNS TUMOURSAstrocytomaOligodendrogliomaMeningiomaPituitary tumoursCraniopharyngiomaPineal tumoursGerm cell tumoursEpendymomasMedulloblastomaChordomaHaemangioblastomaLymphomaMetastasesCarcinomatous meningitisHEAD AND NECK CANCERCarcinoma of the oral cavityCarcinoma of the oropharynxCarcinoma of the larynxCarcinoma of the hypopharynxCarcinoma of the nasopharynxCarcinoma of the paranasal sinusesSalivary gland tumoursOrbital tumoursENDOCRINE TUMOURSThyroid cancerTumours of the parathyroid glandTumours of the adrenal glandsCarcinoid tumoursMultiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)SARCOMASSoft tissue sarcomasOsteosarcomaEwing's sarcomaOther bone tumoursLYMPHOMAHodgkin's lymphomaNon-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCYLeukaemiaMultiple myelomaPAEDIATRIC CANCERLeukaemiaCentral nervous system tumoursBone and soft tissue tumoursLymphomaNeuroblastomaNephroblastoma (Wilms' tumour)Other tumoursSKIN CANCERSquamous and basal cell carcinomaMelanomaMetastasesRare tumoursAIDS-RELATED CANCERManagement problemsKaposi's sarcoma (KS)Primary cerebral lymphomaNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaHodgkin's disease (HD)Other tumoursDifferential diagnosisInvestigationsManagementPrognosisONCOLOGICAL EMERGENCIESHypercalcaemiaSpinal cord and cauda equina compressionSuperior vena cava obstructionNeutropenic sepsisTumour lysis syndromePALLIATIVE CAREPain controlOther symptomsThe dying patient
