Treatment of Cancer

7. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-13465-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 638 Seiten, Format (B × H): 290 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 1902 g

Treatment of Cancer is a multi-author work and comprehensive guide on modern cancer treatment that aims to give clinician and student alike the framework for an integrated approach to patient care, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery. Much information is presented in tables and charts for easy assimilation, and clear algorithms for patient pathways are included to make decisions straightforward while allowing for sound clinical judgement.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sikora, Karol

Price, Pat

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Fachpflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Urologie, Andrologie, Venerologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Cancer Care: Today and Tomorrow. Contributors. Central Nervous System. Adult Ocular and Orbital (Ocular Adnexa) Tumors. Head and Neck Cancer. Thyroid. Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumors. Breast Cancer. Lung Cancer. Esophageal Cancer. Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Pancreatic Cancer. Biliary Tract Cancer. Gastric Cancer. Bladder Cancer. Prostate Cancer. Colorectal Cancer. Anus. Germ-Cell Cancer of the Testis and Related Neoplasms. Renal Cell Cancer. Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer. Uterine Cancer. Cervical Cancer. Carcinoma of the Vagina and Vulva. Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia. Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer. Malignant Melanoma. Primary Bone Tumors. Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Leukemias. Hodgkin Lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Multiple Myeloma. Pediatric Oncology. AIDS-Related Malignancy. Clinical Cancer Genetics. Lifestyle Factors in Cancer Survivorship. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Pat Price, MA, MD, FRCP, FRCR, Visiting Professor in the Division of Surgery within the Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, is an academic clinical oncologist specializing in PET based molecular imaging, advanced radiotherapy techniques and translational research in oncology. She founded the charity Action Radiotherapy which acts as the secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy.

Professor Karol Sikora, MA, MB BChir, PhD, FRCR, FRCP, FFPM, a former chief of the World Health Organisation cancer programme, is a world respected oncologist and campaigner for better universal cancer treatment. He is Medical Director, Rutherford Health, and Professor of Medicine, University of Buckingham, UK. He was Clinical Director for Cancer Services at Imperial Healthcare for over 20 years and founded the University of Buckingham Medical School before setting up Rutherford Health, a network of integrated cancer centres which include proton therapy.