The Washington Manual® of Oncology Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

by Govindan, Ramaswamy

• ISBN13: 9780781784023
• ISBN10: 0781784026
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-12
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The Washington Manual(R) of Oncology, Second Edition presents the latest, most authoritative cancer management recommendations in the famous fast-access Washington Manual(R) outline format. This edition has been reorganized into three major sections: principles of oncology, site-specific diseases, and supportive therapy. New chapters cover being an oncologist; principles of cytotoxic therapy; principles of molecularly targeted therapy; principles of clinical research; basics of molecular oncogenesis; pharmacogenomics; molecular diagnostics; cancer and thrombosis; management of complications of chemotherapy; and transfusion medicine. New appendices cover body surface area, dose adjustments of chemotherapy agents in renal and hepatic failure, and online resources for oncologists. The Washington Manual(R) is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.

Table of Contents

Principles and Practice of Surgery in Cancer Therapy	p. 1
Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy	p. 15
Systemic Chemotherapy: Special Considerations	p. 30
Principles of Systemic Cancer Therapy: Molecularly Targeted Therapy	p. 33
Principles of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation	p. 47
Biostatistics 101 as Applied to Oncology	p. 61
Principles of Clinical Research	p. 68
Basics of Molecular Oncogenesis	p. 79
Pharmacogenomics	p. 87
Molecular Diagnostics	p. 95
Neuro-Oncology	p. 103
Head and Neck Cancer	p. 118
Lung Cancer	p. 134
Breast Cancer	p. 149
Thymoma and Mesothelioma	p. 172
Gastrointestinal Cancer: Esophageal and Stomach	p. 181
Gastrointestinal Cancer: Colorectal and Anal	p. 190
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer	p. 197
Genitourinary Cancer: Kidney	p. 205
Genitourinary Cancer: Bladder	p. 215
Genitourinary Cancer: Prostate	p. 226
Genitourinary Cancer: Penile	p. 238
Testicular Cancer and Germ Cell Tumors	p. 247
Gynecologic Cancer: Ovarian	p. 260
Gynecologic Cancer: Uterine, Cervical, Fallopian, and Vulvar	p. 266
Hematologic Malignancies: Lymphoma	p. 286
Hematologic Malignancies: Acute Leukemias	p. 304
Hematologic Malignancies: Chronic Leukemias	p. 319
Hematologic Malignancies: Plasma Cell Dyscrasias	p. 333
HIV and Cancer	p. 344
Sarcoma	p. 363
Malignant Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer	p. 377
Cancer of Unknown Primary Site	p. 388
Cancer and Thrombosis	p. 394
Oncologic Emergencies	p. 404
Management of Complications of Chemotherapy - a Nursing Perspective	p. 413
Growth Factor Support in Oncology	p. 440
Transfusion Medicine	p. 445
Nutritional Support	p. 456
Smoking Cessation and Counseling	p. 464
Pain Management	p. 469
Hospice and Palliative Care	p. 485
Dose Adjustments of Commonly used Chemotherapeutic Agents in Hepatic Failure and Renal Failure	p. 492
Selected Chemotherapeutic Regimens	p. 497
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