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Klappentext Holland - Frei Manual of Cancer Medicine serves as a quick reference to current information on a extensive list of cancers! including breast! lung! thyroid! colorectal! ovarian! prostate! and gastric cancer! to name but a few. Presented as an accessible pocket-sized handbook! the chapters are organised in an outline format! offering only the most essential information on the etiology! staging (including TNM staging) and treatment for each cancer type. Individual chapters are devoted to the molecular biology of cancer! cancer prevention! cancer screening! the mechanisms of chemotherapy and diagnostic imaging in cancer. Additionally! each chapter lists all the major phase III clinical trials! and therefore! serves as an excellent reference of the major randomised controlled trials for each cancer reported to date. Specific chapters are also dedicated to the discussion of oncologic emergencies! pain and palliation and prescription complications. At the conclusion of the book! a glossary of oncologic terms and chemotherapeutic drug programs! a table of common cancer incidences and an overview of the mechanisms! common uses and related toxicities of various anti-cancer agents are featured. In addition! performance status tables! mathematical formulas and a listing of common biomedical / cancer web sites are highlighted. Zusammenfassung Contains information on a list of cancers! including breast! lung! thyroid! colorectal! ovarian! prostate! and gastric cancer. This book offers useful information on the etiology! staging (including TNM staging) and treatment for various cancer types. It covers molecular biology of cancer! cancer prevention! and cancer screening. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.Cancer Basics Tumor Biology and Radiation Oncology Cancer Screening Diagnostic Imaging in Cancer Cancer Chemotherapy 2. Solid Tumors Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cancer of the Head and Neck Breast Cancer Melanoma Lung Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gastric Cancer Colorectal Cancer Cancer of the Anal Canal Pancreatic Cancer Hepatocellular Cancer Bile Duct Cancer Gallbladder Cancer Thyroid Cancer Adrenal Tumors Soft Tissue Sarcomas Bone Sarcomas Kidney Cancer Bladder Cancer Prostate Cancer Testicular Cancer Cervical Cancer Ovarian Cancer Endometrial Cancer Brain Tumors I: Gliomas Brain Tumors II: Non-Glial Tumors 3. Hodgkin's Disease Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia Chronic Lymphocyctic Leukemia Chronic Myelongenous Leukemia Multiple Myeloma 4. Management of Complications Oncologic Emergencies AIDS-Related Malignancies Appendices Common Cancer Incidences Levels of Evidence in Clinical Trials General Definition of Toxicity Grades Common Tumor Markers Performance Status Scales Common Enteral Nutrition Formularies Common Mathematical Formulas Coagulation Cascades and Anticoagulants Common Biomedical / Cancer Web Sites Glossary ...
