Basics of Oncology

by Stephens, Frederick O.

• ISBN13: 9783540929246
• ISBN10: 354092924X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER

Summary

Basics of Oncology provides an easily understood and general overview of the basic medical, scientific and clinical aspects of cancer. Causes, pathology, clinical features, diagnostic investigations, treatments and outcomes are all carefully explained and discussed, both for cancers in general and for the common cancers in individual countries. The reader will thereby be provided with an understanding of how and why people develop cancer, how the body reacts to cancer, what can be done to prevent the disease, and how the various cancers are best diagnosed and treated. The book will serve as a sound basis for the more detailed or specific studies that may be needed in different areas of practice and in different countries. It will be invaluable for students of medicine, nurse oncologists, students of medical sciences and other health professionals in all parts of the world.

Table of Contents

The Cancer Problem:nbsp

What Is Malignancy?-Epidemiology

Summary of Practical Measures to Prevent Cancer

General Features of Cancer- Presentation and Management: Symptoms of Cancer

Local and General

Signs of Cancer

Local and General

Clinico-Pathology of Cancer

Investigations in Detecting Cancer

Treating Cancer

Relationships between Patients, their Doctors and the Healthcare Team. Most Common Cancers

Skin Cancers

Lung Cancer.-Breast Cancer

Cancers of the Digestive System

Head and Neck Cancers

Cancers of the Female Genital Organs

Cancers of the Male Genital Organs

Cancers of the Bladder and Kidneys

Cancers of the Brain.-The Leukaemias and Lymphomas.-Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Malignant Tumours of Bone and Cartilage

Metastatic Cancer

Making Progress:Techniques and Measurements of Progress

Future Directions

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