Oncology for Palliative Medicine

• 1. Palliative oncology ; 2. Cancer biology ; 3. Epidemiology and clinical trials ; 4. The role of surgical and radiological intervention in palliation ; 5. Principles of radiotherapy ; 6. Systemic therapy: chemotherapy, hormone therapy, biological therapy ; 7. Lung cancer and mesothelioma ; 8. Colorectal cancer ; 9. Breast cancer ; 10. Urological cancer ; 11. Upper gastrointestinal tumours ; 12. Head and neck cancer ; 13. Gynaecological cancer ; 14. Central nervous system tumours ; 15. Lymphomas ; 16. Leukaemia and myeloma ; 17. Skin tumours ; 18. Bone and soft tissue tumours ; 19. Malignancy of unknown primary site ; 20. Malignancy associated with HIV infection ; 21. Bone metastases ; 22. Live metastases ; 23. Metastatic disease of the thorax ; 24. Metastases involving the brain and meninges ; 25. Specific tumour-associated symptoms: pain ; 26. Other tumour-associated problems ; 27. Death

A text which provides adequate information, is up-to-date, and avoids provincial preferences in cancer management is an important contribution to the field... This book is well constructed, encompasses a vast array of topics and is multiauthored by writing style... This text will be helpful for those who are entering palliative medicine from a nononcology background. Physicians in training, nurses and other healthcare professionals will find this text a basic background resource to the field of oncology, which is not overwhelming in detail.