Practical Clinical Oncology

Practical Clinical Oncology, 2nd edition, provides a practical and comprehensive review of the current management of common types of cancer. Introductory chapters give background information on the main treatment modalities and other key issues such as acute oncology, palliative care and clinical research, with new chapters on pathology and advanced external beam radiotherapy. Subsequent chapters describe the diagnosis and treatment of malignancies, based on tumour site or type. Finally, multiple choice questions allow the reader to test their knowledge. This edition has been fully updated to reflect the most current developments in radiotherapy, tumour biology and drug therapy. With an emphasis on practical aspects of cancer care that will be relevant to day-to-day decision making, this book is an invaluable resource on contemporary clinical management of the cancer patient for all trainees and practitioners involved in clinical oncology, medical oncology and palliative care, as well as for specialist nurses

Louise Hanna is Consultant Clinical Oncologist in the Department of Oncology at the Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, UK. Tom Crosby is Consultant Clinical Oncologist in the Department of Oncology at the Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, UK. Fergus Macbeth is Associate Director of the Wales Cancer Trials Unit at Cardiff University, UK.