Synopses & Reviews
Review
Surgical Oncology, Volume 14, Issue 149 -- "This question and answer style review book is designed to complement DeVita, Hellamn and Rosenberg?s authoritative textbook Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, Seventh Edition. Its 39 chapters, by and large, parallel those found in the textbook and contain over 900 multiple-choice questions covering aspects of medical oncology, clinical oncology, surgical oncology and haematology/oncology. Many of the questions are case-orientated and based on realistic clinical scenarios. The authors? aim in writing this book was to emphasise key points from the textbook and to provide a teaching and revision aid for both oncology trainees and practicing oncologists. I think that it achieves this goal. Up to now, there has been a relative dearth of multiple choice question books focusing on oncology and this review book will be a welcome addition for any oncology trainees preparing to sit their final examinations."
Synopsis
Based on DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, Seventh Edition, this comprehensive question-and-answer review book covers the entire specialty of oncology and provides thorough preparation for oncology boards. The book contains hundreds of multiple-choice and case-based questions covering the principles of surgical oncology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, and hematology/oncology and the biology, diagnosis, staging, and multimodality treatment of cancers at every anatomic site. Included are state-of-the-art chapters on molecular techniques, targeted therapies, and current approaches to cancer prevention. Questions are followed by answers and detailed explanations.
Table of Contents
- Molecular Methods in Oncology . . . 1
Robert A. Kratzke
- Molecular Targets in Oncology . . . 20
James W. Watters
- Etiology of Cancer . . . 36
William S. Jonas and Fadlo R. Khuri
- Epidemiology of Cancer . . . 55
Martin J. Edelman
- Principles of Surgical Oncology . . . 61
Rebecca L. Aft and Nirmal K. Veeramachaneni
- Principles of Radiation Oncology . . . 67
Hak Choy and L. Chinsoo Cho
- Principles of Medical Oncology . . . 77
Michael C. Perry
- Systemic Therapy for Cancer . . . 84
Clay M. Anderson
- Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials . . . 98
J. Jack Lee
- Cancer Prevention . . . 104
David Gustin
- Cancer Screening . . . 121
Megan E. Wren
- Advances in Diagnostics . . . 126
Sanjeev Bhalla
- Cancer of the Head and Neck . . . 146
Ezra E. W. Cohen
- Cancer of the Lung . . . 159
Janessa J. Laskin and Alan B. Sandler
- Neoplasms of the Mediastinum . . . 169
Nasser Hanna
- Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract . . . 174
David H. Ilson, Sharlene Gill, and Richard M. Goldberg
- Genitourinary Cancer . . . 213
Walter M. Stadler
- Cancer of the Testis . . . 225
Daniel Morgensztern and Benjamin R. Tan
- Gynecologic Cancers . . . 237
Gini F. Fleming and David G. Mutch
- Cancer of the Breast . . . 261
Leanne S. Budde and Kathy D. Miller
- Cancer of the Endocrine System . . . 289
Mouhammed Amir Habra
- Sarcomas . . . 304
William L. Read
- Cancer of the Skin and Melanoma . . . 311
Gerald P. Linette, Lynn A. Cornelius, J. Andrew Carlson, and J. William Harbour
- Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System . . . 350
Roger Stupp
- Cancers of Childhood . . . 359
Shalini Shenoy
- Hodgkin Disease and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas . . . 376
William T. Leslie and Parameswaran Venugopal
- Acute Leukemias . . . 391
Bruno Nervi and John F. DiPersio
- Chronic Leukemias . . . 398
Susan O'Brien
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms . . . 407
Ravi Vij
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes . . . 411
Philip C. Hoffman
- Cancer of Unknown Primary Site . . . 417
Gauri R. Varadhachary and Jordan D. Berlin
- Immunosuppression-related Malignancies . . . 424
Benjamin R. Tan and Lee Ratner
- Oncologic Emergencies . . . 429
Joanne E. Mortimer and Mary-Ellen Mazuryk
- Interventional Radiology . . . 442
Daniel B. Brown
- Treatment of Metastatic Cancer . . . 449
Alex E. Denes
- Hematopoietic Therapy . . . 467
Giancarlo Pillot, Janakiraman Subramanian, Kristin L. Hennenfent, and Ramaswamy Govindan
- Complications of Cancer Therapy . . . 489
Julie R. Brahmer and David S. Ettinger
- Supportive Care and Quality of Life . . . 501
Susan B. LeGrand
- Newer Approaches in Cancer Treatment . . . 517
Julian R. Molina and Alex A. Adjei Index . . . 523