| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 662 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
R2 digital library |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook |
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R2 digital library
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| Contents |
Head and neck cancer -- Non-small cell lung cancer -- Small cell lung cancer -- Esophageal cancer -- Gastric cancers -- Biliary tract cancer -- Primary cancers of the liver -- Colorectal cancer -- Pancreatic cancer -- Anal cancer -- Other gastrointestinal tumors -- Breast Cancer -- Renal cell cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Bladder cancer -- Testicaular carcinoma -- Ovarian cancer -- Endometrial cancer -- Vulvar cancer -- Ovarian cancer -- Sarcomas and malignancies of the bone -- Skin cancer and melanoma -- Acute Leukemia -- Chronic lymphoid leukemias -- Chronic myeloid leukemia -- Chronic myeloproliferative diseases --Mutiple myeloma -- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation -- Carcinoma of unknown primary -- Central nervous system tumors -- Endocrine tumors -- Hematopoietic growth factors -- Infectious complications in oncology -- Oncologic emergencies and paraneoplastic syndrome -- Psychopharmacologic management in oncology -- Management of emesis in oncology -- Medical nutrition therapy -- Pain and palliative care -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Central venous access device -- Procedures in medical oncology -- Basic genomics for practicing oncologists -- Basic principles of radiation oncology -- Anticancer agents |
| Summary |
Written by clinicians from the National Cancer Institute and other leading institutions, this comprehensive, clear, concise oncology handbook is designed specifically for quick bedside consultation. It covers all malignancies and offers busy clinicians practical guidelines on daily patient management, including commonly used treatment regimens and chemotherapy dosing and schedules. The user-friendly format features tables, charts, bullet points, and algorithms. The thoroughly updated third edition places an increased emphasis on practical clinical information, and includes new chemotherapeutic agents, dosages, and treatment regimens and the latest clinical trials data. New chapters focus on basic genomics for practicing oncologists and basic principles of radiation. The succinct yet detailed presentation is ideal for board review as well as clinical reference |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Neoplasms -- therapy -- Handbooks
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Cancer.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Abraham, Jame.
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Gulley, James L. (James Leonard), 1964-
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Allegra, Carmen J.
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| LC no. |
2009015306 |
| ISBN |
9781469866031 |
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146986603X |
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