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    Oxford handbook of oncology / edited by Jim Cassidy [and others].

    • Title:Oxford handbook of oncology / edited by Jim Cassidy [and others].
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Cassidy, Jim, 1958-
    • Published/Created:Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
    • Holdings

       
    • Library of Congress Subjects:Cancer--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
      Oncology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
    • Medical Subjects: Neoplasms--Handbooks.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xxviii, 785 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
    • Series:Oxford medical publications.
      Oxford handbooks.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780198567875 (flexicover : alk.paper)
      0198567871 (flexicover : alk.paper)
    • Contents:1. Multidisciplinary approach to cancer
      2. Aetiology and epidemiology
      3. Genetics of cancer
      4. Surgical oncology
      5. Principles of radiation ontology
      6. Principles of chemotherapy
      7. Late effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
      8. Hormone therapy
      9. Biological and targeted therapies
      10. Clinical trials
      11. Cancer prevention
      12. Population screening for cancer
      13. Thoracic cancer
      14. Breast cancer
      15. Colorectal cancer
      16. Anal cancer
      17. Upper gastrointestinal cancer
      18. Endocrine cancers
      19. Genitourinary cancers
      20. Gynaecological cancer
      21. Head and neck cancers
      22. Tumours of the central nervous system
      23. Skin cancers
      24. Haematological malignancies
      25. Bone and soft tissue malignancies
      26. Cancer of unknown primary (CUP)
      27. Paraneoplastic syndromes
      28. AIDS-related malignancies
      29. Principles of palliative care
      30. Novel therapeutic strategies
      31. Gene therapy and immunotherapy for cancer
      32. Spinal cord compression and bone marrow suppression
      33. Superior vena cava obstruction and raised intracranial pressure
      34. Stridor and anaphylaxis
      35. Thromboembolic and cardiac emergencies
      36. Obstruction
      37. Biochemical crises
      38. Complications of long-term central venous lines and chemotherapy extravasation
      39. NCIC common toxicity criteria (CTC) grading system (March 1998, revised)
      40. Nomogram for determination of body surface area.
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