Oncology: An Evidence-Based Approach is a textbook designed to reflect the principles and current practice of oncology with contributors from the fields of medical, surgical, and radiation oncology. The textbook will incorporate an evidence-based approach, enabling the reader to make decisions on the basis of concrete data. Sections on solid tumors, hematologic malignancies and the practice of oncology address the natural history and therapy for the full spectrum of neoplastic diseases in the adult. Further sections present fundamentals of supportive care of the cancer patient, the management of oncologic emergencies and acute toxicities of therapy, as well as care of metastatic disease and the terminally-ill patient. Breaking new ground, the textbook features thoughtful, in-depth sections on cancer prevention and control, cancer surviorship, the economics of cancer care, and cancer informatics. Cancer imaging is covered with an organ system-based approach, with an additional chapter on the especially intriguing potential of PET. Furthermore, a comprehensive section on translational basic science reviews the fundamentals of molecular biology, the cell cycle and signal transduction, carcinogenesis, cancer genetics, the biology of invations and metastasis, and tumor immunology.
Title consistently uses the evidence-based approach
Evidence-based tables make documentation of care plan easy
Interdisciplinary orientation - all aspects of patient care are covered
Only book that involves experts from the entire range of cancer treatment in the fields of medical, surgical and radiation oncology
Includes hot topics such as prevention and breast cancer
Offers ground-breaking sections on the latest research and clinical applications in cancer survivorship
Chapter on PET addresses imaging issues and how to get the best results
Most comprehensive sections on the biology and epidemiology of cancer as compared to competitors
