Manual of Clinical Oncology - UICC International Union Against Cancer

This pocket-sized volume is written for doctors-in-training and in practice. Its chapters by international clinical experts, emphasize: - Underlying principles of cancer biology and pathophysiology critical to optimal treatment; - Common worldwide problems (e.g., smoking, palliative care) and diseases (breast, liver, lung, and stomach cancers); - Practical up-to-date information - Carefully selected, widely available, secondary sources. Practitioners at all levels will find this Manual comprehensive yet concise, very readable, with understandable illustrations and useful, well organized tables.

Sommario

Contents: Part I. Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer.- Natural Histories of Cancer.- Descriptive Epidemiology and Human Cancer.- Cancer Etiology.- Primary Prevention.- Smoking Cessation.- Screening and Early Detection.- Diagnosis and Pathology.- Staging and Management.- Surgical Principles.- Radiation Therapy.- Systemic Therapies.- Clinical Trials. Part II. Skin Cancer.- Melanoma of the Skin.- Tumors of the Head and Neck.- Thyroid Carcinoma.- Lung Cancer.- Liver Cancer.- Cancer of the Esophagus and Stomach.- Cancer of the Pancreas.- Cancer of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus.- Breast Cancer.- Cancer of the Uterine Cervix and Endometrium and Gestational Trophoblastic Disaese.- Cancer of the Ovary.- Cancer of the Testis.- Cancer of the Prostate.- Kidney Cancer.- Bladder Cancer.- Tumors of the Central Nervous System.- Soft Tissue Sarcoma.- Bone Sarcomas.- Malignant Lympoma and Multiple Myeloma.- Leukemia.- Childhood Cancer.- Unknown Primary Cancers.- Complications and Supportive Care.
Pain and Symptom Management.- Rehabilitation.- Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer.

Relazione

"Topics in the first part are clearly summarised, with an up-to-date knowledge on molecular biology and the explanation of natural histories of cancers that will be useful for clinical medical practitioners." Progress in Palliative Care

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: C. Hanson Kirk (Editore), C. Hanson-Kirk (Editore), Richard R. Love (Editore), F.Xavier Bosch (Co-editore), P.Grantley Gill (Co-editore), Charles R. Hamilton (Co-editore), Dieter K. Hossfeld (Co-editore), Charles D. Jr. Sherman (Co-editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9783540581932
• ISBN: 978-3-540-58193-2
• Pagine: 602
• Peso: 716 g
• Illustrazioni: XVII, 602 p. 28 illus., 15 illus. in color.
• Serie: UICC International Union Against Cancer; UICC International Union Against Cancer /Current Treatment of Cancer
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; C, Medicine, Pathology, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Oncology, Clinical & internal medicine