Practical clinical oncology

"This book provides a practical and comprehensive review of the current management of common types of cancer. Introductory chapters give background information on the main treatment modalities and other key issues such as acute oncology, palliative care and clinical research, with new chapters on pathology and advanced external beam radiotherapy. Subsequent chapters describe the diagnosis and treatment of malignancies, based on tumour site or type. Finally, multiple choice questions allow the reader to test their knowledge."--Publisher.

This edition originally published: 2015.

1. Practical issues in the use of systemic anti-cancer therapy drugs / Philip Savage -- 2. Biological treatments in cancer / Rachel Jones -- 3. Hormones in cancer / John Staffurth -- 4. Pathology in cancer / Mick Button -- 5. Radiotherapy planning 1: fundamentals of external beam and brachytherapy / Louise Hanna -- 6. Radiotherapy planning 2: advanced external beam radiotherapy techniques / Anthony Millin -- 7. Research in cancer / Robert Hills -- 8. Acute oncology 1: oncological emergencies / Paul Shaw -- 9. Acute oncology 2: cancer of unknown primary / Paul Shaw -- 10. Palliative care / Simon Noble -- 11. Management of cancer of the head and neck / Mererid Evans -- 12. Management of cancer of the oesophagus / Tom Crosby -- 13. Management of cancer of the stomach / Tom Crosby -- 14. Management of cancer of the liver, gallbladder and biliary tract / Somnath Mukherjee -- 15. Management of cancer of the exocrine pancreas / Somnath Mukherjee.

Note continued: 16. Management of cancer of the colon and rectum / Richard Adams -- 17. Management of cancer of the anus / Paul Shaw -- 18. Management of gastrointestinal stromal tumours / Sarah Gwynne -- 19. Management of cancer of the breast …