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Oxford American Handbook of Oncology Gary H. Lyman (Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center)

Oxford American Handbook of Oncology By Gary H. Lyman (Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center)

Summary

The Oxford American Handbook of Oncology is the essential ready reference for medical students, residents, and clinical oncologists seeking a current, portable resource on the delivery of sophisticated cancer care. Biologic therapies and therapeutic regimens and options and clinical trial information have been rigorously updated for the new edition.

Oxford American Handbook of Oncology Summary

Oxford American Handbook of Oncology by Gary H. Lyman (Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center)

The Oxford American Handbook of Oncology is the essential reference for medical students, residents, and clinical oncologists seeking a current, portable resource on the delivery of sophisticated cancer care. Chapters focus on the immediate information needs in clinical decision making including treatment choices. Algorithms, best practice guidelines, highlighted tables, and targeted lists of landmark references enhance the concise text. For the second edition biologic therapies and therapeutic regimens and options and clinical trial information have been rigorously updated throughout.

Oxford American Handbook of Oncology Reviews

[T]he authors should be commended for condensing a vast amount of information into a pocket book that practicing physicians can use as a handy reference. -- Vincent Chung, M.D. Doody's

About Gary H. Lyman (Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center)

Gary H Lyman: Co-Director, Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research; Affiliate Professor, University of Washington Schools of Public Health and Pharmacy, Seattle, WA

Table of Contents

Part 1 Background ; 1 Molecular cancer biology ; 2 Etiology and epidemiology ; Part 2 Cancer prevention and screening ; 3 Cancer prevention ; 4 Cancer screening ; 5 Genetic screening ; Part 3 Principles of management ; 6 Principles of cancer treatment ; 7 Surgical oncology ; 8 Principles of radiation oncology ; 9 Principles of chemotherapy ; 10 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ; 11 Hormone therapy ; 12 Targeted therapies ; 13 Gene therapy and immunotherapy for cancer ; 14 Complementary and alternative medicine ; 15 Clinical trials ; Part 4 Complications and supportive care ; 16 Anemia and fatigue ; 17 Febrile neutropenia ; 18 Pain management ; 19 Venous thromboembolism ; 20 Metabolic emergencies ; 21 Paraneoplastic syndromes ; 22 Superior vena cava syndrome and raised intracranial pressure ; 23 Spinal cord compression ; 24 Other obstructive complications ; 25 Late effects of cancer treatment ; 26 End-of-life care ; Part 5 Specific cancers ; 27 Thoracic cancers ; 28 Breast cancer ; 29 Gastrointestinal cancer I: esophagus, stomach, small intestine, carcinoid ; 30 Gastrointestinal cancer II: pancreas, biliary tract, hepatocellular ; 31 Gastrointestinal cancer III: colorectal, anus ; 32 Endocrine cancers ; 33 Genitourinary cancer I: renal, bladder, ureter, penile carcinomas ; 34 Genitourinary cancer II: prostate cancer ; 35 Genitourinary cancer III: testicular cancer ; 36 Gynecological cancer ; 37 Tumors of the central nervous system ; 38 Head and neck cancers ; 39 Cutaneous malignancies ; 40 Soft tissue and bone sarcomas ; 41 Acute leukemia ; 42 Chronic leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes ; 43 Multiple myeloma ; 44 Malignant lymphoma ; 45 Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) ; Appendix

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NLS9780199922789
9780199922789
0199922780
Oxford American Handbook of Oncology by Gary H. Lyman (Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Professor of Medicine and Director of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center)
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Oxford University Press Inc
2015-04-09
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