Tobias Jeffrey S., Hochhauser Daniel (eds.) Cancer and its Management

6th edition. — Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. — 578 p. — ISBN: 978-1405170154As with previous editions, the first part of the book is devoted to the mechanisms of tumour development and cancer treatment. This is followed by a systematic account of the current management of individual major cancers. For each tumour there are details of the pathology, mode of spread, clinical presentation, staging and treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.This accessible and practical resource will be invaluable to trainees in oncology, palliative care and general medicine, as well as specialist nurses, general practitioners, medical students, and professions allied to medicine.The modern management of cancer: an introductory note
Epidemiology, cure, treatment trials and screening
Biology of cancer
Staging of tumours
Radiotherapy
Systemic treatment for cancer
Supportive care and symptom relief
Medical problems and radiotherapy emergencies
Paraneoplastic syndromes
Cancer of the head and neck
Brain and spinal cord
Tumours of the lung and mediastinum
Breast cancer
Cancer of the oesophagus and stomach
Cancer of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas
Tumours of the small and large bowel
Gynaecological cancer
Genitourinary cancer
Testicular cancer
Thyroid and adrenal cancer
Cancer from an unknown primary site
Skin cancer
Bone and soft-tissue sarcomas
Paediatric malignancies
Hodgkin’s disease
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas
Myeloma and other paraproteinaemias
Leukaemia