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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457653203321

Autore

Bower Mark

Titolo

Lecture notes Oncology [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Bower, Jonathan Waxman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [England], : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-118-29300-2

1-283-40428-1

9786613404282

1-118-29301-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WaxmanJonathan

Disciplina

616.99/4

Soggetti

Cancer

Oncology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

On cover: With self-test.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the second edition; Part 1:Introduction to oncology; What is cancer?; The scientific basis of cancer; The principles of cancer treatment; Cancer and people; Part 2:Types of cancer; Breast cancer; Central nervous system cancers; Gastrointestinal cancers; Oesophageal    cancer; Gastric cancer; Hepatobiliary cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Colorectal  cancer; Genitourinary cancers; Kidney cancer; Bladder cancer; Prostate cancer; Testis cancer; Gynaecological cancers; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer;

Ovarian cancer; Head and neck cancers; Endocrine cancers; Thyroid cancer; Adrenal cancers; Carcinoid tumours; Pituitary tumours; Parathyroid cancers; Thoracic cancers; Lung cancer; Mesothelioma; Haematological   cancers; The leukaemias; Hodgkin's disease; Non hodgkin 's lymphoma; Myeloma; Skin cancer; Non melanoma skin tumours; Melanoma; Paediatric  solid tumours; Bone cancers and sarcomas; Unknown primary cancer; Immunodeficiency and cancer; Part 3:The practice of oncology; Paraneoplastic complications of cancer;



Oncological emergencies; End of life  care; Self assessment mcqs;

Answers to mcqs; Index.