Manual of Clinical Oncology is a practical, accessible guide to the management of patients with cancer.

In an outline format designed for rapid reference, Manual of Clinical Oncology provides the essential information needed for fast, effective clinical decision-making at the bedside.

Coverage begins with principles of diagnosis and treatment and proceeds to specific malignancies and complications of cancer.

Manual of Clinical Oncology, Fifth Edition features a new chapter on bone marrow transplant and its complications and completely rewritten chapters on breast cancer and infectious complications of cancer.

Appendices cover chemotherapeutic regimens for lymphoma, complications of chemotherapy, tumor identifiers, and cytogenetic nomenclature.

Contents:

1. Principles of Cancer Management
   1. Principles of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology
   2. Nuclear Medicine
   3. Radiation Oncology
   4. Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents
   5. Supportive Care
   6. Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Care

2. Solid Tumors
   7. Head and Neck Cancers
   8. Lung Cancer
   9. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers
   10. Breast Cancer
   11. Gynecologic Cancers
   12. Testicular Cancer
   13. Urinary Tract Cancers
   14. Neurologic Tumors
   15. Endocrine Neoplasms
   16. Skin Cancers
   17. Sarcomas
   18. Cancers in Childhood
   19. Miscellaneous Neoplasms
   20. Metastases of Unknown Origin

3. Hematologic Malignancies
   21. Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
   22. Plasma Cell Disorders
   23. Chronic Leukemias
   24. Myeloproliferative Disorders
   25. Acute Leukemia

4. Specific Complications of Cancer
   26. Sexual Function and Pregnancy
   27. Metabolic Complications
   28. Cutaneous Complications
   29. Thoracic Complications
   30. Abdominal Complications
   31. Renal Complications
   32. Neuromuscular Complications
   33. Bone and Joint Complications
   34. Hematologic Complications
   35. Infectious Complications
   36. AIDS-Related Malignancies

   Appendix A: Combination Chemotherapy Regimens for Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

   • Combination regimens for Hodgkin Lymphoma
   • Combination regimens for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
   • Salvage regimens

   Appendix B: Toxicity of Chemotherapy

   • Toxicities and dosage modifications for antineoplastic agents
   • NCI Common Toxicity Criteria

   Appendix C: Tumor Identifiers

   • Microscopic clues for tumor origin
   • Immunohistochemical tumor markers
   • Expected immunophenotypes on biopsies

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