Effective care of the cancer patient increasingly involves systemic treatment, and as the range of available therapeutic agents continues to expand, the oncologist must be fully aware of the rationale for choosing specific drugs and combinations. As a key source of reference, this third edition includes expanded material on targeted therapies and new chapters covering genetic screening and psycho-oncology and communication, keeping the medical oncologist at the forefront of cancer medicine.
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1. The Molecular Biology of Cancer 2. The Principles of Systemic Therapy 3. Principles and Examples of Systemic Molecular Targeted Therapies 4. The Principles of Clinical Trials 5. Breast Cancer 6. Gynecologic Cancer 7. Head and Neck Cancer 8. Primary Malignant Tumors of the Lung and Pleura 9. Gastrointestinal Cancer 10. Cancers of the Genito-urinary Tract 11. Caslasarcomas 12. Leukemias 13. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas 14. Hodgkin Lymphoma 15. Multiple Myeloma 16. Management of Gliomas, Medulloblastoma, CNS Germ Cell Tumors and Carcinomas Metastatic to the CNS 17. Malignant Melanoma 18. Tumours of Unknown Origin 19. Symptom Control and Palliative Care 20. Medical Emergencies 21. Psycho-oncology and Communication 22. Inherited Predisposition to Cancer: Genetic Counselling and Clinical Management Appendix: Agents Used in the Treatment of Cancer
