Textbook of Medical Oncology

Stan B. Kaye` (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

800 Seiten

1999 | 2nd New edition
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85317-825-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A textbook of medical oncology, designed as a reference for medical oncology trainees. The second edition contains updated chapters, and includes, where appropriate, new classification systems and discussion of new agents and treatment protocols. It also contains a number of new chapters.

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Effective care of the cancer patient increasingly involves systemic treatment, and as the range of available therapeutic agents continues to expand, the medical oncologist must be fully aware of the combinations. This new edition provides a practical overview of the many treatment choices, and has been fully updated, including discussion of new classification systems, anticancer agents and treatment protocols.

Inhalt

1. Molecular Biology of Cancer 2. Principles of Systemic Therapy 3. Principles of Clinical Trials 4. Breast Cancer 5. Gynaecological Cancer 6. Head and Neck Cancer 7. Primary Malignant Tumours of the Lung and Pleura 8. Gastrointestinal Cancer 9. Cancers of the Genitourinary Tract 10. Sarcomas 11. Childhood Cancer 12. Leukaemias 13. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas 14. Hodgkin's Disease 15. Multiple Myeloma Gliomas, Medulloblastoma, and CNS Germ Cell Tumors 16. Malignant Melanoma 17. Tumours of Unknown Origin 18. Antiemetics 19. Management of Infections 20. Complications of Therapy 21. Pain Control 22. Medical Emergencies 23. Evaluation of Quality of Life 24. Palliative and Home Care 25. Appendix: Anticancer Agents

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.11.1999
• Zusatzinfo: 10 Illustrations, color; 98 Illustrations, black and white
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 190 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 2581 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• ISBN-10: 1-85317-825-X / 185317825X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-85317-825-2 / 9781853178252
• Zustand: Neuware