Treatment of cancer / edited by Pat Price, Karol Sikora, Tim Illidge.
| Other author | Price, Pat (Clinical oncologist) |
| Other author | Sikora, Karol. |
| Other author | Illidge, Timothy. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 5th ed. |
| Publication Info | London : Hodder Arnold, 2008. |
| Description | xxii, 1488 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1 : Principles -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Molecular biology -- 3. Clinical radiobiology -- 4. Mathematical modelling and its application in radiation oncology -- 5. Principles of chemotherapy and drug development -- 6. Tumour imaging in oncology -- 7. Interventional radiology -- 8. Cancer vaccines -- 9. Biological therapies: cytokines and adoptive cell therapy -- 10. Radioimmunotherapy -- 11. Monoclonal antibodies and treatment of cancer -- 12. Angiogenesis as a target for the treatment of cancer -- 13. Gene therapy-- Part 2 : Practice -- 14. Central nervous system -- 15. Ocular and adnexal tumours -- 16. Head and neck cancer -- 17. Thyroid -- 18. Endocrine cancer -- 19. Breast cancer -- 20. Bronchus -- 21. Oesophageal cancer -- 22. Liver -- 23. Pancreas -- 24. Biliary Tract -- 25. Stomach -- 26. Bladder -- 27. Prostate -- 28. Colectoral cancer -- 29. Anus -- 30. Germ cell cancers of the testis and related neoplasms -- 31. Renal cell cancer -- 32. Ovary and fallopian tubes -- 33. Uterus -- 34. Cervix -- 35. Carcinoma of the vagina and vulva -- 36. Gestational trophoblastic tumours -- 37. Non-melonoma skin cancer -- 38. Malignant melanoma -- 39. Bone -- 40. Soft tissue sarcomas -- 41. Leukaemias -- 2. Hodgkin's lymphoma -- 43. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- 44. Multiple myeloma -- 45. Introduction to haemotopoietic stem cell transplantation -- 46. Paediatric oncology -- 47. AIDS-related cancer -- Part 3 : Management -- 48. Medical Care -- 49. Interstitial brachytherapy -- 50. Principles of external beam radiotherapy planning techniques -- 51. Conformal radiotherapy, intensity - modulated radiotherapy and image - guided radiotherapy -- 52. Concomitant chemo-radiotherapy principles and management -- 53. Palliative Care -- 54. Communications with the cancer patient -- 55. Clinical cancer genetics -- 56. Large-scale randomised evidence : trials and overviews -- 57. The economics of cancer care -- 58. Medical Audit -- 59. The organisation of cancer services: a UK perspective -- 60. New drug development -- 61. Late effects of cancer therapy -- 62. Surgical oncology -- 63. Cancer prevention strategies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780340912218 : |
| ISBN | 0340912219 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QZ 266 T784 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |