Oncology, An Illustrated Colour Text

This highly illustrated, introductory text on all aspects of oncology is aimed at the non-specialist who needs a factual overview of cancer incidence and treatment. It covers the management of all the major cancers - including lung, breast, GI, gynaecological, genitourinary, etc. - as well as general principles of patient management, the main treatment options for any form of cancer, oncological emergencies and palliative care.

Contents
The Oncology patient • History and clinical examination • Investigations • Staging and survival statistics
Therapeutic options • Chemotherapy • Radiotherapy • Targeted therapy • Surgical oncology
Breast Cancer • Breast cancer • Carcinoma in situ and early breast cancer • Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC)and inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)
Lung cancer • Lung cancer • Non-small cell lung cancer • Small cell lung cancer • Mesothelioma
Gastrointestinal cancers • Colorectal cancer • Gastric cancer • Oesophageal cancer • Anal canal cancer • Hepatobiliary malignancies
Gynaecological cancers • Cervical cancer • Uterine cancer • Ovarian cancer • Lower tract gynaecological cancers • Gestational trophoblastic disease
Genitourinary cancers • Kidney cancer • Prostate cancer • Testisticular cancer • Other genitourinary cancers
Head and neck cancer • Head and neck cancer 1 • Head and neck cancer 2 • Head and neck cancer 3
Haematological cancer • Acute leukaemia • Chronic leukaemia • Plasma cell dyscrasias • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) • Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL)
Malignancy in childhood • Paediatric oncology • Primary central nervous system malignancy in children • Neuroblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma
Other sites • Skin cancers • Endocrine cancer • Primary central nervous system cancer in adults • Primary bone cancer • Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP)
Oncological emergencies • Neutropenic sepsis • Spinal cord compression • Superior vena cava obstruction • Metabolic emergencies
Palliative care • Pain management • Specific metatastic conditions • End of life issues
Other topics • Cancer genetics • Late effects of treatment • Pregnancy and cancer • Paraneoplastic syndromes • Immunosuppression and malignancy • Clinical trials • Cancer screening
Additional reading and sources of information
Glossary
Subject index



Author Information
By Orla McArdle, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, FFRRCSI, Specialist Registrar in Radiation Oncology, St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; and Deirdre O'Mahony, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCP, MSc, Medical Oncologist, HOPE Directorate, St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.