Overview of Challenging Concepts in Oncology Book

Providing the inside track on how the experts approach and deal with real-world clinical scenarios, Challenging Concepts in Oncology contains wide-ranging and in-depth reviews of contemporary and often contentious topics in the world of oncology today. With a case-based approach and expert commentary throughout, complex patient presentations are discussed from a multidisciplinary perspective and all the angles necessary for accurate assessment, diagnosis and management are fully considered and explored. Each case contains 'Clinical Tips', 'Learning Points', 'Expert Comments' and 'Evidence Base' to enhance the learning process and provide easy reference to important supplementary material. Aimed primarily at specialty trainees and registrars in oncology, this text will appeal to all those healthcare professionals with an interest in oncology. Book Features: Comprehensive case-based guide to the assessment, diagnosis, investigation and management of complex clinical scenarios in oncology 'Learning points', 'Clinical tips', 'Evidence base' boxes highlight critical information, facilitating learning and aiding revision The 'Expert commentary' gives a unique insight into how today's opinion leaders confront and deal with these complex casesTable of Contents: Gargi Patel and Anne Rigg: Breast cancer and neutropenic sepsis Laura Beaton, Swee-Ling Wong and Clive Mulatero: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction Sarah Payne and Jeremy Steele: Mesothelioma and Chemotherapy-induced Vomiting Alex Lee and Angela Darby: Small Cell Lung Cancer and SIADH Caroline Manetta and Azmat Sadozye: Endometrial Cancer Caroline Chau and Iain McNeish: Ovarian Cancer and malignant bowel obstruction Marcus Remer and David Propper: Oesophageal cancer and Dysphagia Imran Petkar and John Bridgewater: Gastric Cancer Bristi Basu and Pippa Corrie: Advanced Pancreatic cancer Hannah Taylor and Paul Kooner: Hepatocellular cancer and venous thromboembolism Khurum Khan and Nick Maisey: Colorectal Liver metastases Shanthini Crusz and John Chester: Muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder Meenali Chitnis and Matthew Wheater: Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer and Hypercalcaemia Indrani Bhattacharya and Helen O'Donnell: Metastatic prostate cancer and spinal cord compression Chern Siang Lee and Andy Davies: Transformed follicular lymphoma Jenny Bradbury and Jonathan Shamash: Metastatic germ cell cancer Kai-Keen Shiu and Sandra Strauss: Osteosarcoma and the use of high dose chemotherapy Sarah Ellis and Mark Harries: Melanoma and immunotherapy Gemma Eminowicz and Amen Sibtain: Laryngeal Cancer Kathryn Tarver and Eliot Sims: Glioblastoma multiforme and management of seizures and raised intracranial pressure David Woolf and Nicola Dallas: A case of thyroid cancer and radioiodine therapy Angela Lamarca and Juan Valle: Neuroendocrine tumours Kate Smith and Mark Bower: HIV-associated malignancies Fatima El-Khouly amd Chris Plummer: Late Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Treatment Anna Brown and Madhumita Bhattacharyya: Cancer of Unknown Primary

• Book Type :

Medicine&HealthSciences

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

328 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

0199688885

• Challenging Concept