Cancer facts : a concise oncology text

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of Plates......Page 12
Foreword......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
Contributors......Page 18
Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Trends......Page 26
Tumour Pathology......Page 33
Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis......Page 36
Genetic Changes in Cancer......Page 40
Genetic Counselling for Cancer Risk......Page 45
Cancer Prevention, Screening and Early Detection......Page 51
Radiobiology: Its Relevance to Treatment......Page 58
Principles of Radiotherapy......Page 65
Principles of Chemotherapy......Page 69
Actions of Anti-cancer Drugs......Page 75
New Anti-cancer Agents......Page 82
Hormonal Therapy of Cancer......Page 86
Drug Resistance......Page 90
Principles of Surgical Oncology......Page 95
Principles of Palliative Care......Page 99
Anti-emetics and Symptom Control......Page 108
Pain Management......Page 114
Measurement of Quality of Life in Cancer......Page 120
Lung Cancer......Page 126
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Surgical Management......Page 131
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Radiation Therapy......Page 136
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Chemotherapy......Page 141
Small Cell Lung Cancer......Page 144
Breast Cancer......Page 150
Early Breast Cancer: Surgical Management......Page 156
Early Breast Cancer: Adjuvant Therapy......Page 165
Radiotherapy in the Management of Breast Cancer......Page 169
Locally Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer......Page 174
Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancy: Surgical Management......Page 184
Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancy: Systemic Therapy......Page 194
Colorectal Cancer......Page 199
Colorectal Cancer: Surgical Management......Page 205
Colorectal Cancer: Systemic Therapy......Page 210
Hepatocellular Carcinoma......Page 214
Prostate Cancer......Page 220
Cancers of the Urogenital Tract: Surgical Management......Page 225
Cancers of the Urogenital Tract: Systemic and Radiation Treatment......Page 232
Germ Cell Tumours......Page 237
Gynaecological Cancers: Surgical Management......Page 244
Gynaecological Cancers: Systemic Treatment......Page 249
Head and Neck Cancers: Surgical Management......Page 256
Head and Neck Cancers: Radiation Therapy......Page 262
Head and Neck Cancers: Systemic Therapy......Page 268
Nasopharyngeal Cancers......Page 272
Melanoma......Page 278
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers......Page 283
Melanoma: Systemic Therapy......Page 289
Molecular Genetics of Haematological Diseases......Page 296
Haematopoietic Growth Factors in Oncology......Page 302
The Acute Leukaemias......Page 306
Chronic Leukaemias and Myelodysplastic Disease......Page 311
Lymphoma......Page 318
Multiple Myeloma......Page 324
Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation......Page 329
Sarcomas: Diagnosis and Surgery......Page 338
Sarcoma: Systemic Treatment......Page 343
Tumours of the Central Nervous System......Page 346
Tumours Of The Endocrine System......Page 351
Tumours of the Endocrine System......Page 353
Paediatric Cancer......Page 359
Cancers in AIDS Patients......Page 365
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin......Page 372
Oncological Emergencies......Page 380
Infections in Cancer Patients......Page 384
Breaking Bad News......Page 390
Patient\'s Expectations of Cancer......Page 395
Working with Cancer Patients......Page 400
Medical Statistics and Clinical Trials......Page 404
ECOG Performance Status......Page 410
Commonly Used Chemotherapy Protocols......Page 411
Colour Plates......Page 420
Index......Page 422