Welcome to the new edition of this highly acclaimed resource on cancer treatment. This state-of-the-art text delivers in-depth coverage of the etiology, epidemiology, biology, and treatment of specific cancers. It gives you access to all the information that you will need in your clinical practise. Part I includes principles of prevention and screening, a review of treatment modalities (chemotherapeutic agents, biologic agents, and growth factors), principles of supportive care, and an introduction to experimental therapies. Part II discusses the full range of individual neoplastic diseases, natural historystaging, and prognosis treatment. A focus on patient management and treatment makes "Cancer Treatment 5e" an ideal reference for clinical practice.
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PART 1: PRINCIPLES OF CANCER TREATMENT PART 2: DRUG THERAPY PART 3: HEMATOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN CANCER TREATMENT PART 4: SUPPORTIVE CARE AND SELECTED MANAGEMENT ISSUES PART 5: CANCER IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS PART 6: INVESTIGATIONAL THERAPY PART 7: CLINICAL PRACTICE ISSUES PART 8: BREAST CANCER PART 9: NEOPLASMS OF THE LUNG, PLEURA, AND MEDIASTINUM PART 10: NEOPLASMS OF THE GASTROINTESINAL SYSTEM PART 11: GENITOURINARY NEOPLASMS PART 12: GYNECOLOGIC NEOPLASMS PART 13: HEAD AND NECK CANCER PART 14: ENDOCRINE AND NEUROENDOCRINE NEOPLASMS PART 15: PRIMARY NEOPLASMS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM PART 16: MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER PART 17: PEDIATRIC NEOPLASMS PART 18: SARCOMAS PART 19: MYELOID NEOPLASMS PART 20: LYMPHOID NEOPLASMS PART 21: NEOPLASMS RELATED TO THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) PART 22: MANAGEMENT OF METASTATIC CANCER
