Holland - Frei Manual Of Cancer Medicine (Book with CD-ROM)

by Brown, Charles K., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781550091694
• ISBN10: 1550091697
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: PMPH USA LTD

Summary

A quick reference to current information on a extensive list of cancers, including breast, lung, thyroid, colorectal, ovarian, prostate, and gastric cancer, to name but a few. Presented as an accessible pocket-sized handbook, the chapters are organized in an outline format, offering only the most essential information on the aetiology, staging (including TNM staging) and treatment for each cancer type. Individual chapters are devoted to the molecular biology of cancer, cancer prevention, cancer screening, the mechanisms of chemotherapy, and diagnostic imaging in cancer. Additionally, each chapter lists all the major phase III clinical trials, and therefore, serves as an excellent reference of the major randomized controlled trials for each cancer reported to date. Specific chapters are also dedicated to the discussion of oncologic emergencies, pain and palliation, and prescription complications. At the conclusion of the book, a glossary of oncologic terms and chemotherapeutic drug programs, a table of common cancer incidences, and an overview of the mechanisms, common uses, and related toxicities of various anti-cancer agents are featured. In addition, performance status tables, mathematical formulas and a listing of common biomedical / cancer web sites are highlighted.

Table of Contents

Molecular biology and radiation oncology	p. 3
Cancer screening	p. 36
Diagnostic imaging in cancer	p. 52
Cancer chemotherapy	p. 74
Nasopharyngeal cancer	p. 93
Cancer of the head and neck	p. 100
Breast cancer	p. 113
Melanoma	p. 131
Lung cancer	p. 145
Esophageal cancer	p. 159
Gastric cancer	p. 173
Colorectal cancer	p. 184
Cancer of the anal canal	p. 205
Pancreatic cancer	p. 213
Hepatocellular carcinoma	p. 226
Bile duct cancer	p. 241
Gallbladder cancer	p. 250
Thyroid cancer	p. 258
Adrenal tumors	p. 275
Soft tissue sarcoma	p. 293
Bone sarcomas	p. 304
Kidney cancer : renal cell carcinoma	p. 314
Bladder cancer	p. 324
Prostate cancer	p. 335
Testicular cancer	p. 357
Cervical cancer	p. 374
Ovarian cancer	p. 386
Endometrial cancer	p. 398
Primary brain tumors : gliomas and meningiomas	p. 415
Hodgkin's disease	p. 435
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma	p. 452
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia	p. 479
Acute myeloid leukemia	p. 498
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia	p. 518
Chronic myelogenous leukemia	p. 532
Multiple myeloma	p. 546
Oncologic emergencies	p. 567
AIDS-related malignancies	p. 581
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