| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Physical description |
xxx, 2555 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Clinical oncology / [edited by] Martin D. Abeloff ... [et al.]. 3rd ed. c2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Science of Clinical Oncology -- Sect. A. Biology and Cancer -- 1. Molecular Tools in Cancer Research -- 2. Intracellular Signaling -- 3. The Cellular Microenvironment and Metastases -- 4. Control of the Cell Cycle -- 5. Cell Life and Death -- 6. Cancer Immunology -- 7. Stem Cells, Cell Differentiation, and Cancer -- 8. Vascular and Interstitital Biology of Tumors -- Sect. B. Genesis of Cancer -- 9. Environmental Factors -- 10. DNA Damage Response Pathways and Cancer -- 11. Viruses and Human Cancer -- 12. Genetic Factors: Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Syndromes -- 13. Genetic Factors: Finding Cancer Susceptibility Genes -- 14. Progressing from Gene Mutations to Cancer -- 15. Immunodeficiency and Cancer -- Sect. C. Diagnosing Cancer: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine -- 16. Principles of Oncologic Surgical Pathology -- 17. Flow Cytometry in Oncologic Diagnosis -- 18. Conventional and Molecular Cytogenetics of Neoplasia -- 19. Molecular Diagnostics -- 20. Biomarkers for Cancer Diagnostics -- 21. Imaging -- Sect. D. Preventing and Treating Cancer -- 22. Biostatistics and Bioinformatlcs in Clinical Trials -- 23. Structures Supporting Cancer Clinical Trials -- 24. Economic Analysis of Cancer Treatment -- 25. Use of Epidemiology in Oncology -- 26. Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Early Detection -- 27. Nicotine Dependence: Current Treatments and Future Directions -- 28. Surgical Interventions in Cancer -- 29. Basics of Radiation Therapy -- 30. Systemic Therapy -- 31. Principles of Molecularly Targeted Therapy: Present and Future -- 32. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation -- 33. Gene Therapy in Oncology -- 34. Therapeutic Antibodies and Immunologic Conjugates -- 35. Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Pt. II. Problems Common to Cancer and its Therapy -- Sect. A. Symptom Management and Palliative Care -- 36. Cancer Pain -- 37. Rehabilitation of Individuals with Cancer -- 38. Cachexia -- 39. Nausea and Vomiting -- 40. Oral Complications -- 41. Alopecia and Cutaneous Complications -- 42. Lymphedema -- 43. Fatigue -- 44. Caring for Patients at the End of Life -- Sect. B. Hematologic Problems -- 45. Disorders of Blood Cell Production in Clinical Oncology -- 46. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Cancer-Related Venous Thrombosis -- Sect. C. Infections -- 47. Infection in the Patient with Cancer -- Sect. D. Metabolic and Paraneoplastic Syndromes -- 48. Hypercalcemia -- 49. Hyponatremia -- 50. Tumor Lysis Syndrome -- 51. Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes -- Sect. E. Surgical Problems -- 52. Establishing and Maintaining Vascular Access -- 53. Acute Abdomen, Bowel Obstruction, and Fistula -- Sect. F. Local Effects of Cancer and Its Metastasis -- 54. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome -- 55. Spinal Cord Compression -- 56. Brain Metastases and Neoplastic Meningitis -- 57. Bone Metastases -- 58. Lung Metastases -- 59. Liver Metastases -- 60. Effusions -- Sect. G. Complications of Therapy -- 61. Neurologic Complications -- 62. Pulmonary Complications of Anticancer Treatment -- 63. Cardiac Effects of Cancer Therapy -- 64. Reproductive Complications -- 65. Endocrine Complications -- 66. Second Malignant Neoplasms -- Sect. H. Special Populations -- 67. Cancer in the Elderly: Biology, Prevention, and Treatment -- 68. Special Issues in Pregnancy -- 69. HIV-Associated Malignancies -- Pt. III. Specific Malignancies -- 70. Cancer of the Central Nervous System -- 71. Eye, Orbit, and Adnexal Structures -- 72. Cancer of the Head and Neck -- 73. Melanoma -- 74. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers: Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas -- 75. Cancer of the Endocrine System -- 76. Cancer of the Lung: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer -- 77. Tumors of the Pleura and Mediastinum -- 78. Cancer of the Esophagus -- 79. Cancer of the Stomach -- 80. Cancer of the Small Bowel -- 81. Colon Cancer -- 82. Cancer of the Rectum -- 83. Cancer of the Anal Canal -- 84. Liver and Bile Duct Cancer -- 85. Carcinoma of the Pancreas -- 86. Cancer of the Kidney -- 87. Carcinoma of the Bladder -- 88. Prostate Cancer -- 89. Cancer of the Penis -- 90. Testicular Cancer -- 91. Cancers of the Cervix, Vulva, and Vagina -- 92. Cancer of the Endometrium -- 93. Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes -- 94. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease -- 95. Cancer of the Breast -- 96. Sarcomas of Bone -- 97. Sarcomas of Soft Tissue -- 98. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary -- 99. Pediatric Solid Tumors -- 100. World Health Organization Classification of Hematologic Malignancies -- 101. Childhood Leukemia -- 102. Childhood Lymphoma -- 103. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in Adults -- 104. Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Adults -- 105. Myelodysplastic Syndromes -- 106. Myeloproliferative Disorders -- 107. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia -- 108. Chronic Lymphoid Leukemias -- 109. Hairy Cell Leukemia -- 110. Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders -- 111. Hodgkin's Lymphoma -- 112. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma -- 113. Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma and Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma -- 114. Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma. |
| Other author |
Abeloff, Martin D.
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| Subject |
Oncology.
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Cancer.
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| Variant Title |
Clinical oncology. |
| Other uniform title |
Clinical oncology.
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| ISBN |
9780443066948 |
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0443066949 |
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