
- 794 pages
- English
- PDF
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Medical Oncology Compendium
About this book
Medical Oncology Compendium discusses several important topics in oncology with the help of leading experts worldwide who incorporate not only knowledge on recent developments in the field, but contextualize them within diverse socioeconomic environments to guarantee the applicability of the content in challenging scenarios. The book comprehensively discusses topics such as surgery, radiology, carcinogenesis, screening, assessment tools, evidence-based medicine, and precision oncology as applicable to different cancer types as non-small and small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, breast cancer, gastric-rectal cancer, female specific cancers, prostate, skin and bone sarcomas.In addition, it discusses options to minimize oncology pain and palliative care. It is a valuable resource for oncologists, clinicians, researchers, healthcare workers and members of biomedical field who needs to understand more about diagnosis, treatment options and support for cancer patients.
- Presents clinical vision consensus from global experts in the field to leverage knowledge sharing worldwide
- Illustrates the content with tables and medical images especially developed for the book
- Encompasses clinical case discussions at the end of each chapter to sediment theory and practice and improve medicine evidence-based care
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Medical Oncology Compendium
- Medical Oncology Compendium
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- About the editor
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 - Principles of medical oncology
- 2 - Principles of surgeon oncology
- 3 - Principles of radiation oncology
- 4 - Cancer screening and diagnosis
- 5 - Innovative health technology assessment tools
- 6 - Biostatistics in oncology (evidence-based medicine)
- 7 - Radiological response assessment methods in oncology
- 8 - The role of interventional radiology in oncology
- 9 - Small cell lung cancer
- 10 - Non-small cell lung cancer
- 11 - Mesothelioma
- 12 - Thymus
- 13 - Breast cancer screening
- 14 - Early breast cancer
- 15 - Metastatic breast cancer
- 16 - Esophageal cancer
- 17 - Gastric cancer
- 18 - Colon
- 19 - Rectal
- 20 - Anal canal cancer
- 21 - Small intestine cancer
- 22 - Pancreatic cancer
- 23 - Ovarian
- 24 - Cervical cancer
- 25 - Vagina
- 26 - Gestational trophoblastic disease
- 27 - Prostate cancer
- 28 - Prostate cancer and novel systemic treatments
- 29 - Renal cell carcinoma
- 30 - Urothelial cancer
- 31 - Germ-cell tumors
- 32 - Squamous head and neck
- 33 - Thyroid cancer
- 34 - Parotid gland tumors
- 35 - Nonmelanoma skin cancer
- 36 - Melanoma skin cancer
- 37 - Soft tissue sarcomas
- 38 - Bone sarcomas
- 39 - GIST
- 40 - NET
- 41 - Primary brain tumor
- 42 - Superior vena cava syndrome
- 43 - Febrile neutropenia
- 44 - Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
- 45 - Asthenia
- 46 - Bone metastases
- 47 - Spinal cord compression
- 48 - Brain metastasis
- Index
- Back Cover