Lecture Notes: Oncology

Cancer is one of the most exciting specialties in medicine. This book aspires to convey the authors enthusiasm for oncology and this new edition of Oncology Lecture Notes is a must for students and trainees.

There has been a revolution in the practice of oncology. The changes are due to amazing advances in basic science, and the development of new drugs and successful immunisation programmes that have followed. Cancer death rates have fallen and this is in part due to radical new treatments, effective screening programmes, and also, as a result of popular movements for change in patient care, and decreased exposure to carcinogens.

Completely revised and updated, this new edition of Oncology Lecture Notes describes advances in molecular biology research and highlights the importance of patient perspectives in cancer care. The text includes many new figures and tables, an update of molecular biology and highlights new treatments. With learning objectives and key point summaries in each chapter, Oncology Lecture Notes is an ideal introduction to the biological basis and principles of treatment in oncology.

Contents

Preface

About the companion website

Part 1: Introduction to Oncology

1     What is cancer?

2     The scientific basis of cancer

3     The principles of cancer treatment

4     Cancer and people

Part 2: Types of Cancer

5     Breast cancer

6     Central nervous system cancers

7     Oesophageal cancer

8     Gastric cancer

9     Hepatobiliary cancer

10   Pancreatic cancer

11   Colorectal cancer

12   Kidney cancer

13   Bladder cancer

14   Prostate cancer

15   Testis cancer

16   Gestational trophoblastic disease

17   Cervical cancer

18   Endometrial cancer

19   Ovarian cancer

20   Head and neck cancers

21   Thyroid cancer

22   Adrenal cancers

23   Carcinoid tumours

24   Pituitary tumours

25   Parathyroid cancers

26   Lung cancer

27   Mesothelioma

28   The leukaemias

29   Hodgkin s disease

30   Non–Hodgkin s lymphoma

31   Myeloma

32   Non–melanoma skin tumours

33   Melanoma

34   Paediatric solid tumours

35   Cancers in teenagers and young adults

36   Bone and soft tissue sarcomas

37   Cancer of unknown primary

38   Immunodeficiency related cancers

Part 3: The Practice of Oncology

39   Paraneoplastic complications of cancer

40   Oncological emergencies

41   End of life care

42   Cancer survivorship

Index