Textbook of Medical Oncology. Third Edition.

Effective care of the cancer patient increasingly involves systemic treatment, and as the range of available therapeutic agents continues to expand, the medical oncologist must be fully aware of the rationale for choosing specific drugs and combinations. Already acclaimed in previous editions as a key source of reference for all working in the field of Oncology, the third edition of this text has now been completely revised with important new chapters and illustrations throughout to keep it at the forefront of cancer medicine.

The third edition includes comprehensive and up-to-date discussions of a wide range of new developments in therapy. All the chapters have undergone extensive revision; some are completely new or have been rearranged in another way. Overall, this textbook is approximately 50% longer than the last edition.

Contents:

• Molecular biology of cancer,

• Principles of systemic therapy;

• Principles and examples of systemic molecular targeted therapies;

• Principles of clinical trials;

• Breast cancer;

• Gynaecological cancer;

• Head and neck cancer;

• Primary malignant tumours of the lung and pleura;

• Gastrointestinal cancer;

• Cancers of the genitor-urinary tract;

• Sarcomas;

• Leukaemias;

• Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas;

• Hodgkin lymphoma;

• Multiple myeloma;

• Management of gliomas, medulloblastoma, CNS germ cell tumors and carcinomas metastatic to the CNS;

• Malignant melanoma;

• Tumours of unknown origin;

• Symptom control and palliative care;

• Medical emergencies;

• Psycho-oncology and communication;

• Inherited predisposition to cancer: genetic counselling and clinical management;

• Agents used in the treatment of cancer.

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