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Lecture Notes: Oncology Mark Bower

Lecture Notes: Oncology By Mark Bower

Lecture Notes: Oncology by Mark Bower


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Summary

Gives an introduction to oncology. It presents the essential core knowledge for medical students and nurses who specialise in cancer care. It introduces both the scientific basis as well as the personal and social impacts of cancer.

Lecture Notes: Oncology Summary

Lecture Notes: Oncology by Mark Bower

"Lecture Notes: Oncology" is a brand new concise introduction to oncology presenting the essential core knowledge for medical students and nurses who specialise in cancer care. It introduces both the scientific basis as well as the personal and social impacts of cancer. The book has been divided into three sections. Section 1 provides an introduction and overview to this disease. Section 2 looks at the different common cancers on a regional and system basis of the body. Section 3 discusses the fundamentals of oncology treatments and management of patients. The book contains: Clear illustrations, tables and diagrams; Integrated basic science and clinical information; Key facts that support the understanding of important information. "Lecture Notes: Oncology" will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and allied health professionals in the field of cancer care.

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"This is an excellent primer to stimulate interest and provide the basics - very good value for money..." (2007 BMA Medical Book Competition Programme and Award Winners)

About Mark Bower

Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital, London. He is a highly experienced clinician who has developed new treatments for cancer, which are now part of standard practice. He is the author of 250 research papers and chapters, and of eleven books on cancer. Mark Bower is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Oncology and undergraduate oncology curriculum module coordinator at the Imperial College School of Medicine. He is an international opinion leader and authority on HIV-related malignancies. He is also the programme director and educational supervisor for all SpRs on the West London oncology rotation. He wrote and edited the oncology sections of Medical Masterclass, published by Blackwell Publishing for the Royal College of Physicians, London.

Table of Contents

Contents.Preface..SECTION ONE.1 What is cancer?.2 The scientific basis of cancer.3 The principles of cancer treatment.4 Cancer and people.SECTION TWO.5 Breast cancer.6 Central nervous system cancers.7 Gastrointestinal cancers.8 Oesophageal cancer.9 Gastric cancer.10 Hepatobiliary cancer.11 Pancreatic cancer.12 Colorectal cancer.13 Genitourinary cancers.14 Kidney cancer.15 Bladder cancer.16 Prostate cancer.17 Testis cancer.18 Gynaecological cancers.19 Gestational trophoblastic disease.20 Cervical cancer.21 Endometrial cancer.22 Ovarian cancer.23 Head and neck cancers.24 Endocrine cancers.25 Thyroid cancer.26 Adrenal cancers.27 Carcinoid tumours.28 Pituitary cancers.29 Parathyroid cancers.30 Thoracic cancers.31 Lung cancer.32 Mesothelioma.33 Haematological cancers.34 The leukaemias.35 Hodgkin's disease.36 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.37 Myeloma.38 Skin cancer.39 Non-melanoma skin tumours.40 Melanoma.41 Paediatric solid tumours.42 Bone cancers and sarcomas.43 Unknown primary cancer.44 Immunodeficiency and cancer.SECTION THREE.45 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer.46 Oncological emergencies.47 End-of-life care.Index

Additional information

GOR004867932
9781405124027
1405124024
Lecture Notes: Oncology by Mark Bower
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2006-01-17
256
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