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    Oncology for palliative medicine / Peter Hoskin and Wendy Makin.

    • Title:Oncology for palliative medicine / Peter Hoskin and Wendy Makin.
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    • Author/Creator:Hoskin, Peter J.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Makin, Wendy.
    • Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Cancer.
      Oncology.
      Cancer--Palliative treatment.
    • Medical Subjects: Neoplasms--therapy.
      Palliative Care.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:379 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
    • Series:Oxford medical publications.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0192628119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:1. Palliative oncology
      2. Cancer biology
      3. Epidemiology and cancer trials
      4. role of surgical and radiological intervention in palliation
      5. Principles of radiotherapy
      6. Systemic therapy: chemotherapy, hormone therapy, biological therapy
      7. Lung cancer and mesothelioma
      8. Colorectal cancer
      9. Breast Cancer
      10. Urological Cancer
      11. Upper gastrointestinal tumours
      12. Head and neck cancer
      13. Gynaecological cancer
      14. Central nervous system tumours
      15. Lymphomas
      16. Leukaemia and myeloma
      17. Skin tumours
      18. Bone and soft tissue tumours
      19. Malignancy of unknown primary site
      20. Malignancy associated with HIV infection
      21. Bone metastases
      22. Liver metastases
      23. Metastatic disease of the thorax
      24. Metastases involving the brain and meninges
      25. Tumour-associated problems: pain
      26. Other tumour-associated problems
      27. Death.
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