An Introduction to Cancer Medicine

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The Cancer Cell....Pages 9-28
Prevalence of Cancer — Epidemiology....Pages 29-39
Physical and Chemical Causes....Pages 40-49
Tumour Viruses....Pages 50-59
Genetic Factors....Pages 60-65
Immunological and Endocrine Factors....Pages 66-76
General Pathology....Pages 77-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
The Approach to the Patient....Pages 85-92
Diseases Associated with Cancer....Pages 93-99
The Management of Cancer....Pages 100-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
The Surgical Treatment of Cancer....Pages 105-110
Radiotherapy....Pages 111-122
Cancer Chemotherapy....Pages 123-137
Hormone Therapy in Cancer....Pages 138-142
Immunotherapy....Pages 143-147
Other Methods of Treating Cancer....Pages 148-150
The Multimodality Approach to Cancer Therapy....Pages 151-156
Cancer in Children....Pages 157-159
The Results of Cancer Treatment....Pages 160-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
The Cancer Care Team....Pages 165-168
Epidemiology and the Prevention of Cancer....Pages 169-170
Early Diagnosis and Screening in Cancer Management....Pages 171-176
Public Education on Cancer....Pages 177-181
Terminal Care and Pain Control....Pages 182-192
The Logistics of Cancer Care....Pages 193-194
Back Matter....Pages 195-200