Basics of Oncology

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Aigner, Karl Reinhard (Συγγραφέας), Stephens, Frederick O. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Oncology.; Nursing.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

"Basics of Oncology" provides an easily understood and general overview of the basic medical, scientific and clinical aspects of cancer. Causes, pathology, clinical features, diagnostic investigations, treatments and outcomes are all carefully explained and discussed, both for cancers in g...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• THE CANCER PROBLEM
• What Is Malignancy?
• Epidemiology
• Summary of Practical Measures to Prevent Cancer
• GENERAL FEATURES OF CANCER – PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT
• Symptoms of Cancer: Local and General
• Signs of Cancer: Local and General
• Clinico-Pathology of Cancers
• Investigations That May Be Useful in Detecting Cancer
• Treating Cancer
• Relationship Between Patients, Their Doctors and the Healthcare Team
• MOST COMMON CANCERS
• Skin Cancers
• Lung Cancer (Bronchogenic Carcinoma)
• Breast Cancer
• Cancers of the Digestive System (Alimentary Tract)
• Head and Neck Cancers
• Cancers of Female Genital Organs
• Cancers of the Male Genital Organs
• Cancers of Bladder and Kidneys
• Cancers of the Brain and Nervous System
• The Leukaemias and Lymphomas
• Soft-Tissue Sarcomas
• Malignant Tumours of Bone and Cartilage
• Metastatic (Secondary) Cancer
• MAKING PROGRESS
• Techniques and Evidence of Progress
• Future Directions.