Now in its seventh edition, this highly-regarded book is designed as an introductory and reference text on the principles of diagnosis, staging, and treatment of tumors. As for the last 6 editions of the book, the aim and scope of the new edition are once again to provide a thorough yet reasonably brief account of the whole field of oncology, focusing on the latest principles of cancer management.
The book is already well established, having been first published in 1986 and in continuous print since then. The authors are rightfully proud of their strong legacy of providing carefully revised new editions of this standard and well-received cancer text for audiences in the UK and abroad. Oncology is a very rapidly changing speciality, with many new treatments and even treatment modalities coming on stream with bewildering speed. Besides a thorough general updating of the text, figures, and tables, the new seventh edition adds a new chapter on Molecular Targeted Therapy, making the book 30 chapters in total. This accessible and practical resource is invaluable to trainees and specialists alike in oncology, palliative care and general medicine, as well as specialist nurses, general practitioners, medical students, and professions allied to medicine.
Daniel Hochhauser, DPhil, FRCP, is Kathleen Ferrier Professor of Medical Oncology at University College London and Consultant in Medical Oncology, University College Hospital, London, UK.
Jeffrey Tobias, MD, FRCP, FRCR, is Professor in Cancer Medicine at The Meyerstein Institute of Oncology, The Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
Preface, ix
Acknowedgements, xi
Abbreviations, xiii
1 The modern management of cancer: an introductory note, 1
2 Epidemiology, cure, treatment trials and screening, 7
3 Biology of cancer, 25
4 Staging of tumours, 44
5 Radiotherapy, 60
6 Systemic treatment for cancer, 81
7 Supportive care and symptom relief, 113
8 Medical problems and radiotherapy emergencies, 130
9 Paraneoplastic syndromes, 148
10 Cancer of the head and neck, 158
11 Brain and spinal cord, 184
12 Tumours of the lung and mediastinum, 209
13 Breast cancer, 237
14 Cancer of the oesophagus and stomach, 275
15 Cancer of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas, 290
16 Tumours of the small and large bowel, 308
17 Gynaecological cancer, 321
18 Genitourinary cancer, 355
19 Testicular cancer, 388
20 Thyroid and adrenal cancer, 406
21 Cancer from an unknown primary site, 421
22 Skin cancer, 426
23 Bone and soft-tissue sarcomas, 446
24 Paediatric malignancies, 470
25 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 497
26 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, 516
27 Myeloma and other paraproteinaemias, 545
28 Leukaemia, 560
Index, 585
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