Oncologic Therapies
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Beschreibung
Our goal in this book is to provide a brief introduction to the principles and practice of oncology and to oncologic therapies. The book provides a description of the major treatment modalities, i. e. , surgery, radiation therapy, and systemic therapies (including classic chemotherapy and biological therapies). It also provides a brief overview of supportive care and quality of life assessments. This is followed by a discussion of site specific cancers covering the hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Each chapter is designed to provide a brief discussion of back ground information including epidemiology, risk factors, and staging principles, followed by a description of standard therapies according to stage and current investigational approaches. While the major features of each disease are discussed, the emphasis of this book is clearly on the state-of-the-art therapy. As such, this book should be useful to general internists with an interest in oncology as well as to house staff and junior oncologists of all major oncologic modalities seeking a brief and focu sed patient management resource. References providing more in-depth discussion for each field are also provided. We recommend that any information pertaining to specific chemotherapy regimens and dosing be confirmed on the basis of a primary source, since we cannot exclude the possibility of an occasional typographical error. The contributing authors represent nationally and internationally renowned programs in their respective fields.
Autor*in
Everett E. Vokes