The Washington Manual® of Oncology

by Govindan, Ramaswamy

• ISBN13: 9780781730303
• ISBN10: 0781730309
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-27
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Continuing in the tradition of the world-famous Washington Manual(R) ofMedical Therapeutics, The Washington Manual(R) of Oncology putsauthoritative patient management recommendations at your fingertips. Itshandy pocket size and user-friendly outline format ensure fast access toinformation.The book is organized by cancer site and tumor type, and eachchapter follows a consistent format: clinical presentation; workup andstaging; therapy according to stage; complications of the treatment and thedisease; natural history of the disease; background information; currentfocus of research; and suggested readings. Also included are chapters onprinciples of clinical trials, cancer chemotherapy agents, and smokingcessation.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

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Principles of Clinical Trials	1	(10)
Kathryn M. Trinkaus
J. Philip Miller
Chemotherapy: Principles and Pharmacology	11	(39)
Chris Papageorgio
Howard L. McLeod
Fundamentals of Patient Management in Radiation Oncology	50	(16)
Jeffrey D. Bradley
Carlos A. Perez
Principles of Surgical Oncology	66	(12)
Rebecca L. Aft
Principles of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation	78	(22)
Peter Westervelt
Ravi Vij
John DiPersio
AIDS-Associated Malignancies	100	(12)
Benjamin Tan
Lee Ratner
Breast Cancer	112	(31)
Marcia L. Chantler
Mohammad Jahanzeb
Central Nervous System Tumors	143	(15)
Dennis Rivet
Michael Chicoine
Joseph Simpson
Matthew A. Arquette
Endocrine Malignancies	158	(45)
Steven Hunt
Gerard M. Doherty
Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Esophageal and Gastric Cancer	172	(9)
Revathi Suppiah
Will Read
Ramaswamy Gouindan
Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancers	181	(10)
Benjamin Tan
Joel Picus
Colorectal Malignancies	191	(12)
Elaine M. Majerus
Elisa Birnbaum
Joel Picus
Gynecologic Malignancies	203	(20)
Matthew A. Powell
Janet S. Rader
Head and Neck Cancer	223	(15)
Matthew A. Arquette
Lung Cancer	238	(14)
Ali Al Shanquetti
Carol Kaplan
Ramaswamy Govindan
Leukemia	252	(26)
Randy Brown
Hanna Khoury
Lymphoma	278	(19)
Nina D. Wagner
Nancy L. Bartlett
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Dyscrasias	297	(13)
William Read
Ravi Vij
Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Myeloproliferative Syndrome	310	(15)
Charles Eby
Doug Adkins
Sarcoma	325	(13)
Arnel M. Pallera
Matthew A. Arquette
Douglas J. McDonald
Malignant Melanoma and Skin Cancer	338	(11)
J. Daniel Cuevas
Eric Whitman
Testicular Cancer and Germ Cell Tumors	349	(54)
Burton M. Needles
J. Daniel Cuevas
Urinary Tract Cancer
Kidney Cancer	365	(8)
Michael Naughton
Burton M. Needles
Chandru Sundamm
Cancer of the Bladder	373	(10)
Michael Naughton
Burton M. Needles
Prostate Cancer	383	(10)
Bill Blum
Joel Picus
Penile Cancer	393	(10)
Steven Brandes
Joel Picus
Marcia L. Chantler
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site	403	(8)
Arnel M. Pallera
Alan P. Lyss
Thymoma and Mesothelioma	411	(15)
Bryan F. Meyers
Richard Battafarano
Pain Management and Palliative Care	426	(15)
Gary Ratkin
Robert Swarm
Coagulation Disorders in Cancer	441	(7)
Morey A. Blinder
Rajesh Behl
Infections in Cancer Patients	448	(17)
Thomas Bailey
Russell Little
Oncologic Emergencies	465	(11)
William Read
Alex Denes
Nursing Issues in the Patient with Cancer	476	(16)
Edie Romvari
Paula Goldberg
Hospice Care	492	(4)
Colleen R. Gilmore
Blood Transfusion in the Practice of Oncology	496	(11)
Lawrence T. Goodnough
Nutritional Support for the Cancer Patient	507	(8)
Carolina C. Javier
Psychosocial issues in Oncology	515	(7)
Teresa L. Deshields
Smoking Cessation: A Practical Approach	522	(4)
Mark S. Walker
Hematopoietic Growth Factors	526	(7)
Kristie Blum
Benjamin Tan
Oncologic Imaging	533	(9)
Sanjeev Bhalla
Appendix: Chemotherapy Regimens	542	(25)
Donna M. Gamma
Kristan M. Augustin
Subject Index	567