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• Title:Cancer facts : a concise oncology text / edited by James F. Bishop.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Bishop, James F.
  
• Published/Created:Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Harwood Academic Publishers, ©1999.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: QZ200 .C3553 1999
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Cancer--Diagnosis.
  Cancer--Treatment.
  Cancer.
  Oncology.
  
• Medical Subjects: Neoplasms--diagnosis.
  Neoplasms--epidemiology.
  Neoplasms--therapy.
  
• Description:xxi, 411 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9057023652
  
• Contents:Pt. I. Incidence and Aetiology of Cancer
  Ch. 1. Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Trends / Bruce K. Armstrong
  Ch. 2. Tumour Pathology / Jeremy R. Jass
  Ch. 3. Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis / Robert L. Sutherland
  Ch. 4. Genetic Changes in Cancer / Ronald J. Trent
  Ch. 5. Genetic Counselling for Cancer Risk / Kelly-Anne Phillips
  Ch. 6. Cancer Prevention, Screening and Early Detection / Robert C. Burton and Graham G. Giles
  Pt. II. Principles of Cancer Treatment
  Ch. 7. Radiobiology: Its Relevance to Treatment / Andrew A. Miller and John H. Kearsley
  Ch. 8. Principles of Radiotherapy / Michael Barton
  Ch. 9. Principles of Chemotherapy / James F. Bishop
  Ch. 10. Actions of Anti-cancer Drugs / Stephen J. Clarke and Laurent P. Rivory
  Ch. 11. New Anti-cancer Agents / Michael Millward
  Ch. 12. Hormonal Therapy of Cancer / Robin Murray
  Ch. 13. Drug Resistance / Stephen J. Clarke
  Ch. 14. Principles of Surgical Oncology / John F. Thompson
  Ch. 15. Principles of Palliative Care / J. Norelle Lickiss
  Pt. III. Symptom Control and Quality of Life
  Ch. 16. Anti-emetics and Symptom Control / Ian N. Olver
  Ch. 17. Pain Management / Paul Glare
  Ch. 18. Measurement of Quality of Life in Cancer / Martin Stockler
  Pt. IV. Lung Cancer
  Fast Fact Sheet 1: Lung Cancer / R. Supramanian and Bruce K. Armstrong
  Ch. 19. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Surgical Management / Brian C. McCaughan
  Ch. 20. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Radiation Therapy / Graham Stevens
  Ch. 21. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Chemotherapy / Michael Boyer
  Ch. 22. Small Cell Lung Cancer / James F. Bishop
  Pt. V. Breast Cancer
  Fast Fact Sheet 2: Breast Cancer / Bruce K. Armstrong and H. L. Nguyen
  Ch. 23. Early Breast Cancer: Surgical Management / David Gillett
  Ch. 24. Early Breast Cancer: Adjuvant Therapy / Alan Coates
  Ch. 25. Radiotherapy in the Management of Breast Cancer / Susan C. Pendlebury
  Ch. 26. Locally Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer / Stephen P. Ackland and John F. Stewart
  Pt. VI. Gastrointestinal Cancers
  Ch. 27. Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancy: Surgical Management / David W. Storey
  Ch. 28. Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancy: Systemic Therapy / Michael P. N. Findlay
  Fast Fact Sheet 3: Colorectal Cancer / H. L. Nguyen and Bruce K. Armstrong
  Ch. 29. Colorectal Cancer: Surgical Management / E. L. Bokey and Brian D. Draganic
  Ch. 30. Colorectal Cancer: Systemic Therapy / Stephen J. Clarke
  Ch. 31. Hepatocellular Carcinoma / John E. L. Wong
  Pt. VII. Urogential Cancers
  Fast Fact Sheet 4: Prostate Cancer / D. P. Smith and Bruce K. Armstrong
  Ch. 32. Cancers of the Urogenital Tract: Surgical Management / Mohamed H. Khadra
  Ch. 33. Cancers of the Urogenital Tract: Systemic and Radiation Treatment / Michael Boyer and Michael Jackson
  Ch. 34. Germ Cell Tumours / Guy C. Toner
  Pt. VIII. Gynaecological Cancers
  Ch. 35. Gynaecological Cancers: Surgical Management / Jonathan Carter
  Ch. 36. Gynaecological Cancers: Systemic Treatment / Alison Davis and Michael Friedlander
  Pt. IX. Head and Neck Cancer
  Ch. 37. Head and Neck Cancers: Surgical Management / Christopher J. O'Brien
  Ch. 38. Head and Neck Cancers: Radiation Therapy / Michael Jackson
  Ch. 39. Head and Neck Cancers: Systemic Therapy / Danny Rischin
  Ch. 40. Nasopharyngeal Cancers / John E. L. Wong
  Pt. X. Melanoma
  Fast Fact Sheet 5: Melanoma / H. L. Nguyen and Bruce K. Armstrong
  Ch. 41. Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers / William H. McCarthy
  Ch. 42. Melanoma: Systemic Therapy / Richard F. Kefford
  Pt. XI. Haematological Malignancies
  Ch. 43. Molecular Genetics of Haematological Diseases / Harry J. Iland
  Ch. 44. Haematopoietic Growth Factors in Oncology / Guy C. Toner
  Ch. 45. Acute Leukaemias / James F. Bishop
  Ch. 46. Chronic Leukaemias and Myelodysplastic Disease / Peter Mollee and Kerry Taylor
  Ch. 47. Lymphoma / Graham A. R. Young
  Ch. 48. Multiple Myeloma / Douglas E. Joshua
  Ch. 49. Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation / Ken F. Bradstock
  Pt. XII. Miscellaneous Cancers
  Ch. 50. Sarcomas: Diagnosis and Surgery / Paul D. Stalley
  Ch. 51. Sarcoma: Systemic Treatment / Martin H. N. Tattersall
  Ch. 52. Tumours of the Central Nervous System / Jane Beith
  Fast Fact Sheet 6: Tumours of The Endocrine System / Elizabeth Chua and John R. Turtle
  Ch. 53. Tumours of the Endocrine System / Elizabeth Chua and John R. Turtle
  Ch. 54. Paediatric Cancer / Keith Waters
  Ch. 55. Cancers in AIDS Patients / Sam Milliken and Ronald Penny
  Ch. 56. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin / John A. Levi
  Pt. XIII. Complications in Cancer Patients
  Ch. 57. Oncological Emergencies / Paul R. Harnett
  Ch. 58. Infections in Cancer Patients / David Mitchell
  Pt. XIV. Psycho-Social Issues in Cancer
  Ch. 59. Breaking Bad News / Rhonda F. Brown, Afaf Girgis and Robert W. Sanson-Fisher
  Ch. 60. Patient's Expectations of Cancer / Rob Sanson-Fisher
  Ch. 61. Working with Cancer Patients / Andrea Szendroe
  Ch. 62. Medical Statistics and Clinical Trials / Jane P. Matthews
  App. I. ECOG Performance Status
  App. II. Commonly Used Chemotherapy Protocols.