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Preface, vi
About the companion website, vii
Part 1 Introduction to oncology
1 What is cancer?, 3
2 The scientific basis of cancer, 22
3 The principles of cancer treatment, 52
4 Cancer and people, 96
Part 2 Types of cancer
5 Breast cancer, 107
6 Central nervous system cancers, 116
7 Oesophageal cancer, 124
8 Gastric cancer, 128
9 Hepatobiliary cancer, 132
10 Pancreatic cancer, 137
11 Colorectal cancer, 143
12 Kidney cancer, 151
13 Bladder cancer, 156
14 Prostate cancer, 161
15 Testis cancer, 169
16 Gestational trophoblastic disease, 175
17 Cervical cancer, 178
18 Endometrial cancer, 183
19 Ovarian cancer, 186
20 Head and neck cancers, 193
21 Thyroid cancer, 200
22 Adrenal cancers, 203
23 Carcinoid tumours, 206
24 Pituitary tumours, 210
25 Parathyroid cancers, 212
26 Lung cancer, 214
27 Mesothelioma, 224
28 The leukaemias, 227
29 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 238
30 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 244
31 Myeloma, 252
32 Non-melanoma skin tumours, 258
33 Melanoma, 264
34 Paediatric solid tumours, 271
35 Cancers in teenagers and young adults, 279
36 Bone and soft tissue sarcomas, 281
37 Cancer of unknown primary, 289
38 Immunodeficiency-related cancers, 295
Part 3 The practice of oncology
39 Paraneoplastic complications of cancer, 303
40 Oncological emergencies, 314
41 End of life care, 334
42 Cancer survivorship, 339
Index, 341
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Oncology by Mark Bower. ISBN 9781118842119. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.