MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology makes available for the first time a resource that meets the needs of clinicians for an authorative, accessible guide to the medical management of patients with cancer and its complications.
Features:
- Gives physicians a current, coherent approach to each disease and situation.
- Consistently formated for a unified patient management strategy.
- Packed with time-saving features, including "The M.D. Anderson Work-Up Box"
and The M.D. Anderson Preferred Treatment Box"
- Examines special issues in breast cancer management.
- Provides guidelines for oncologic emergencies and palliative care.
- Outlines procedures for symptom control and supportive care.
Contents
Part I: Leukemia
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Associated Disorders
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Part II: Lymphoma and Myeloma
- The Indolent Lymphomas
- Aggressive and Highly Aggressive Lymphomas
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias
Part III: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
- Allogeneic Transplantation
- Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
Part IV: Lung Cancer
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Part V: Head & Neck Cancer
Part VI: Gastrointestinal Carcinomas
- Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastric Carcinoma
- Pancreatic Cancer and Hepatobiliary Malignancies
- Colorectal Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
Part VII: Breast Cancer
- Early-Stage Locally Advanced and Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Special Issues in Breat Cancer Management
Part VIII: Gynecologic Malignancies
- Ovarian Cancer
- Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors
- Tumors of the Uterine Cervix
- Tumors of the Uterine Corpus
Part IX: Genitourinary Carcinomas
- The Management of Prostate Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
Part X: Miscellaneous Tumors
- Tumors of the Central Nervous System
- Endocrine Malignancies
- Malignant Melanoma
- Soft-Tissue and Bone Sarcomas
- AIDS Related Malignancies
- Unknown Primary Carcinomas
Part XI: Suppportive Care
- Infection in the Neutropenic Patient
- Fungal and Viral Infections in Cancer Patients
- Endocrine Manifestations of Nonendocrine Tumors
- Oncologic Emergencies
Part XII: Palliative Care and Symptom Management
- Principles of Palliative Care
- Pain Management and Symptom Control
Part XIII: Long-Term Survival
- Pediatric Long-Term Follow-Up
- Adult Long-Term Follow-Up
- Rehabilitation
Index
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