ABSTRACT

Since the first edition was published in 1982, Treatment of Cancer has become a standard text for postgraduate physicians in the UK and beyond, providing all information necessary for modern cancer management in one comprehensive but accessible volume. By inviting experts from a number of disciplines to share their knowledge, the editors have succe

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PART ONE

chapter 1|20 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|17 pages

Molecular biology

chapter 10|23 pages

Radioimmunotherapy

Tim Illidge, Mike Bayne

chapter 13|16 pages

Gene therapy

part |2 pages

PART TWO

chapter 14|33 pages

Central nervous system

chapter 15|23 pages

Ocular and adnexal tumours

JOHN L. HUNGERFORD AND P. NICHOLAS PLOWMAN PAEDIATRIC TUMOURS

chapter 17|30 pages

Thyroid

chapter 19|34 pages

Breast cancer

chapter 21|20 pages

Oesophageal cancer

chapter 22|14 pages

Liver

chapter 23|12 pages

Pancreas

chapter 24|17 pages

Biliary tract

Hemant M Kocher, Ajit T Abraham, Satya Bhattacharya

chapter 26|31 pages

Bladder cancer

chapter 27|21 pages

Prostate cancer

chapter 29|11 pages

Anus

chapter 31|19 pages

Renal cell cancer

TOM R. GELDART

chapter 32|16 pages

Ovary and fallopian tubes

DANIELA D. ROSA, ANDREW R. CLAMP AND GORDON C. JAYSON EPITHELIAL TUMOURS OF THE OVARY

chapter 33|13 pages

Uterus

chapter 34|19 pages

Cervix

chapter 35|13 pages

Carcinoma of the vagina and vulva

Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami, W Pat Soutter

chapter 38|26 pages

Malignant melanoma

chapter 39|19 pages

Bone

chapter 41|46 pages

Leukaemias

chapter 42|18 pages

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

chapter 43|28 pages

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

ADRIAN J.C. BLOOR AND DAVID C. LINCH EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION AND

chapter 44|25 pages

Multiple myeloma

chapter 46|49 pages

Paediatric oncology

chapter 47|20 pages

AIDS-related malignancy

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PART THREE

chapter 48|21 pages

Medical care

chapter 49|23 pages

Interstitial brachytherapy

chapter 53|15 pages

Palliative care

chapter 55|20 pages

Clinical cancer genetics Lisa J Walker, Ros A Eeles

LISA J. WALKER AND ROS A. EELES

chapter 57|13 pages

The economics of cancer care

chapter 58|12 pages

Medical audit

AMIT K. BAHL AND GARETH J.G. REES

chapter 60|8 pages

New drug development

chapter 61|8 pages

Late effects of cancer therapy

SUSAN E. DAVIDSON LATE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT: GENERAL

chapter 62|10 pages

Surgical oncology