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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957595003321

Titolo

Textbook of medical oncology / / edited by Franco Cavelli ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Informa Healthcare, c2009

London : , : Informa Healthcare, , 2009

ISBN

1-04-016212-6

0-429-10453-7

1-282-27840-1

9786612278402

0-203-09289-9

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CavalliFrancesco

Disciplina

616.994

Soggetti

Oncology

Cancer

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Color Plates; Molecular Biology of Cancer; Principles of Systemic Therapy; Principles and Examples of Cancer (Cell) Specific Therapies; Principles of Clinical Trials; Breast Cancer; Gynecological Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Primary Malignant Tumors of the Lung and Pleura; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Cancers of the Genitourinary Tract; Sarcomas; Leukemias; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas; Hodgkin Lymphoma; Multiple Myeloma; Management of Gliomas, Medulloblastoma, CNS Germ Cell Tumors, and Carcinomas Metastatic to the CNS

Malignant Melanoma Cancer of Unknown Primary Site; Medical Emergencies; Symptom Control and Palliative Care; Psycho-oncology and Communication; Inherited Predisposition to Cancer: Genetic Counseling and Clinical Management; Cavalli_Appendix; Appendix; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

<P>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. Textbook of Medical



Oncology, 4th edition, is written by a highly acclaimed list of international authors and is a key source of reference for all working in the field of oncology.</P>