Oxford Handbook of Oncology

Oxford Handbook of Oncology

Oxford University Press
 

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Contents
Front matter

Part 1 Background

Chapter 1 Multidisciplinary approach to cancer
Chapter 2 Aetiology and epidemiology
Chapter 3 Genetics of cancer

Part 2 Principles of treatment

Chapter 4 Surgical oncology
Chapter 5 Principles of radiation oncology
Chapter 6 Principles of chemotherapy
Chapter 7 Late effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Chapter 8 Hormone therapy
Chapter 9 Biological and targeted therapies
Chapter 10 Clinical trials

Part 3 Principles of prevention and population screening

Chapter 11 Cancer prevention
Chapter 12 Population screening for cancer

Part 4 Specific types of cancer

Chapter 13 Thoracic cancer
Chapter 14 Breast cancer
Chapter 15 Colorectal cancer
Chapter 16 Anal cancer
Chapter 17 Upper gastrointestinal cancer
Chapter 18 Endocrine cancers
Chapter 19 Genitourinary cancers
Chapter 20 Gynaecological cancer
Chapter 21 Head and neck cancers
Chapter 22 Tumours of the central nervous system
Chapter 23 Skin cancers
Chapter 24 Haematological malignancies
Chapter 25 Bone and soft tissue malignancies
Chapter 26 Cancer of unknown primary (CUP)
Chapter 27 Paraneoplastic syndromes
Chapter 28 AIDS-related malignancies

Part 5 Symptom control in oncology

Chapter 29 Principles of palliative care

Part 6 The way forward

Chapter 30 Novel therapeutic strategies
Chapter 31 Gene therapy and immunotherapy for cancer

Part 7 Emergencies in oncology

Chapter 32 Spinal cord compression and bone marrow suppression
Chapter 33 Superior vena cava obstruction and raised intracranial pressure
Chapter 34 Stridor and anaphylaxis
Chapter 35 Thromboembolic and cardiac emergencies
Chapter 36 Obstruction
Chapter 37 Biochemical crises
Chapter 38 Complications of long-term central venous lines and chemotherapy extravasation
End matter
Appendix

The Oxford Handbook of Oncology is a practical guide to the clinical consultation in oncology. Covering the scientific basis as well as diagnosis, it includes investigations, management and palliative care issues in cancer. It has been extensively revised and updated for the new edition to reflect recent advances in oncology with particular emphasis on new therapies. It includes new approaches to diagnosis and treatment and there is an expanded section on oncological emergencies with practical advice for immediate patient management.

About the Editors

Jim Cassidy, Professor of Oncology, Cancer Research UK, University of Glasgow, Glasgow

Donald Bissett, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen

Roy A.J. Spence OBE, Consultant Surgeon, Belfast City Hospital, Honorary Professor, Queens University, Belfast, Honorary Professor, University of Ulster

Miranda Payne, Specialist Registrar in Medical Oncology, Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit, Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, Oxford

Disclaimer

Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work.

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