Cancer and its Management [Paperback]

Now in its seventh edition, this highly-regarded book is designed as an introductory and reference text on the principles of diagnosis, staging, and treatment of tumors. As for the last 6 editions of the book, the aim and scope of the new edition are once again to provide a thorough yet reasonably brief account of the whole field of oncology, focusing on the latest principles of cancer management.

The book is already well established, having been first published in 1986 and in continuous print since then. The authors are rightfully proud of their strong legacy of providing carefully revised new editions of this standard and well-received cancer text for audiences in the UK and abroad. Oncology is a very rapidly changing speciality, with many new treatments and even treatment modalities coming on stream with bewildering speed. Besides a thorough general updating of the text, figures, and tables, the new seventh edition adds a new chapter on Molecular Targeted Therapy, making the book 30 chapters in total. This accessible and practical resource is invaluable to trainees and specialists alike in oncology, palliative care and general medicine, as well as specialist nurses, general practitioners, medical students, and professions allied to medicine.

Preface ix

Acknowedgements xi

Abbreviations xiii

1 The Modern Management of Cancer: An Introductory Note 1

2 Epidemiology, Cure, Treatment Trials and Screening 7

3 Biology of Cancer 25

4 Staging of Tumours 44

5 Radiotherapy 60

6 Systemic Treatment for Cancer 81

7 Supportive Care and Symptom Relief 113

8 Medical Problems and Radiotherapy Emergencies 130

9 Paraneoplastic Syndromes 148

10 Cancer of the Head and Neck 158

11 Brain and Spinal Cl3¢