Oxford Handbook of Oncology (4 ed.)

Author: Jim Cassidy, Donald Bissett, Roy A. J. Spence OBE, Miranda Payne, and Gareth Morris-Stiff
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Print ISBN-13: 9780199689842
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199689842.001.0001

Oxford Handbook of Oncology has been the essential go-to guide for students and practitioners in oncology for over a decade. The scientific basis and diagnosis of cancers is covered, as well as drugs, biomarkers, and the presentation and psychosocial aspects of oncology. Concise, practical, and comprehensive, there is no better companion for both common conditions and challenging emergencies. This handbook incorporates changes such as the understanding of the science of cancer, novel therapies in breast, lung, renal, and melanoma, molecular sub-classification of common solid cancers, personalized therapy approaches, new agents in hard to treat cancers, the benefits of new technologies in radiotherapy, and the emerging data on the importance of the immune response.

Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation (4 ed.)

Author: Drew Provan
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Print ISBN-13: 9780198766537

DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198766537.001.0001

nvestigation of patients with suspected disease has become highly complex, with an ever-expanding plethora of investigative techniques available to clinicians. This handbook details the techniques used in modern clinical medicine, across all the major specialties. Each chapter outlines the range of investigations available, along with preparation of the patient, complications, and interpretation of results. The handbook also includes a symptom-focused approach initially, which helps clinicians determine which system may be involved before, then reviews the specialty-specific sections of the book.

Advanced Nursing Practice and Nurse-led Clinics in Oncology

Farrell, Carole

Pages: 276 Size: 3.14 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Springer Verlag
Published: 01 January, 2017
eISBN-13: 9781315797502

Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in new nursing roles and nurse-led clinics within oncology. This unique handbook is a comprehensive companion for nurses studying and practising at an advanced level in this emerging field.

This text outlines and discusses roles, responsibilities and skills related to advanced practice in oncology nursing – including leadership, communication skills and prescribing – linking throughout to the implications for clinical practice. It then provides a step-by-step guide to setting up and developing nurse-led clinics, looking in more detail at clinics focusing on surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, clinical trials and follow ups, and providing an in-depth case example of a clinic set up for adjuvant Herceptin use.

Clinical Radiation Oncology

William Small

Pages: 943 Size: 56.51 MB Format: PDF Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published: 21 March, 2017
eISBN-13: 9781119341215

This fully updated and enhanced third edition offers a highly practical, application-based review of the biological basis of radiation oncology and the clinical efficacy of radiation therapy.

  • Revised edition of the classic reference in radiation oncology from Dr. C.C. Wang, whose practical approach to clinical application was legendary
  • Includes the latest developments in the field: intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image guided radiation therapy, and particle beam therapy
  • Includes two brand new chapters Palliative Radiotherapy, and Statistics in Radiation Oncology
  • Features a vibrant and extremely comprehensive head and neck section
  • Provides immediately applicable treatment algorithms for each tumor

Handbook of Lung Cancer and Other Thoracic Malignancies

Gregory P. Kalemkerian, Jessica S. Donington, Elizabeth M. Gore, Suresh S. Ramalingam.

Pages: 284 Size: 15.28 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Published: 28 November, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781617052729

A practical guide to management of lung cancer and other cancers of the thoracic cavity. Edited by a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists from leading institutions, the book is an essential day-to-day reference for evidence-based care in thoracic oncology.

This state-of-the-art handbook focuses on evidence-based conventional and novel treatment strategies that have been transforming the landscape of lung cancer and related tumors. It includes guidance on video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy, combined-modality therapy, molecular diagnostic testing leading to molecularly targeted therapy, immunotherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, and site-directed treatment of oligometastatic disease.

Practical and applicable to the care of real-life patients, this pocket-style resource covers the entirety of the field and is indispensable for clinical oncologists treating and managing thoracic cancer as well as trainees in medical, radiation, and surgical oncology programs needing an accessible point of care resource in one of the most dynamic subspecialty areas in oncology.