Synopsis
While our knowledge about cancer is proliferating rapidly, our principles of cancer medicine for individual patients and for populations are evolving only gradually. Our fundamental understanding of cancer causes and deve- lopment is incomplete, and our treatments are nonspecific and less often curative than we would like. Nevertheless, worldwide, our major challenge remains to apply to our populations all that we know about cancer. To meet this challenge, doctors everywhere need a broad view and under- standing of cancer causes and control. This book is intended for doctors-in-training and clinical medical practi- tioners; it provides principles across the breadth of cancer medicine. The editors and authors believe that it is possible to reduce the exposition of current knowledge to the compact 40 chapters and 600 pages presented here without losing the comprehensiveness, richness, and pragmatic detail that doctors need. This compilation presumes knowledge of the basic sciences, particularly genetics, pathology, anatomy, and physiology. We have tried to balance scientific exposition with practical material in preven- tion, early detection, and palliative care, which are the major areas of pub- lic health medicine where greater attention is needed worldwide. While this book is based, in part, on material prepared for previous edi- tions, each chapter has been newly written and edited by the authors and editorial staff for this edition.
Présentation de l'éditeur
A world–renowned reference which is published in affiliation with the UICC, the Manual of Clinical Oncology, Seventh Edition provides updated and essential information on cancer detection, identification, diagnosis, and treatment.
Clearly written and detailed, the Seventh Edition presents the most appropriate procedures for the diagnosis and staging of cancer treatment while emphasizing the cost/benefit ratio. In addition, it features two new flowcharts for each cancer discussed: the first follows the most basic diagnostic and staging intervention techniques, while the second includes special, more advanced procedures.
Divided into concise, accessible sections, the Seventh Edition examines such areas as:
∗ The cellular and molecular biology of cancer
∗ Cancer etiology, epidemiology, and smoking cessation
∗ Screening and early detection, diagnosis and pathology, staging and management, surgical principles, and clinical trials
∗ The specific targeting of cancers by anatomical location, including pain management, rehabilitation, and the psychological aspects of cancer
The Manual of Clinical Oncology, Seventh Edition is an authoritative and indispensable resource for all oncologists, general practitioners, doctors–in–training, and nurses worldwide.
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