{"product_id":"oncology-isbn-9781118842096","title":"Oncology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCancer is one of the most exciting specialties in medicine. This book aspires to convey the authors' enthusiasm for oncology and this new edition of \u003ci\u003eOncology Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for students and trainees.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere has been a revolution in the practice of oncology. The changes are due to amazing advances in basic science, and the development of new drugs and successful immunisation programmes that have followed. Cancer death rates have fallen and this is in part due to radical new treatments, effective screening programmes, and also, as a result of popular movements for change in patient care, and decreased exposure to carcinogens. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompletely revised and updated, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eOncology Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e describes advances in molecular biology research and highlights the importance of patient perspectives in cancer care. The text includes many new figures and tables, an update of molecular biology and highlights new treatments. With learning objectives and key point summaries in each chapter, \u003ci\u003eOncology Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal introduction to the biological basis and principles of treatment in oncology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes a companion website at \u003cb\u003ewww.lecturenoteseries.com\/oncology\u003c\/b\u003e featuring cases and self-assessment MCQs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the companion website vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction to oncology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What is cancer? 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The scientific basis of cancer 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The principles of cancer treatment 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Cancer and people 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Types of cancer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Breast cancer 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Central nervous system cancers 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Oesophageal cancer 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Gastric cancer 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Hepatobiliary cancer 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Pancreatic cancer 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Colorectal cancer 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Kidney cancer 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Bladder cancer 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Prostate cancer 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Testis cancer 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Gestational trophoblastic disease 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Cervical cancer 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Endometrial cancer 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Ovarian cancer 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Head and neck cancers 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Thyroid cancer 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Adrenal cancers 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Carcinoid tumours 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Pituitary tumours 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Parathyroid cancers 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Lung cancer 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Mesothelioma 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The leukaemias 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Hodgkin’s lymphoma 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Myeloma 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Non-melanoma skin tumours 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Melanoma 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Paediatric solid tumours 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Cancers in teenagers and young adults 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Bone and soft tissue sarcomas 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Cancer of unknown primary 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Immunodeficiency-related cancers 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 The practice of oncology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Oncological emergencies 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 End of life care 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Cancer survivorship 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book...provides a concise but quite complete overview of what oncology is about.The volume is designed for undergraduate students in medicine, but it can be a useful reading also for early trainees and for students in other life science related fields with an interest in cancer research. More experienced physicians and investigators might find the book useful for teaching purposes...Each chapter is very rich of illustrations, schemes, and tables and is ended with a list of key points. Considering also its low price, the book is recommended. (\u003ci\u003eHematological Oncology\u003c\/i\u003e 17th June 2017)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Bower\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Oncology, Chelsea \u0026amp; Westminster Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Waxman\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Oncology, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCancer is one of the most exciting specialties in medicine. 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