List of abbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Pathogenesis of cancer
2. Principles of cancer diagnosis and staging
3. Decision-making and communication
4. Principles of surgical oncology
5. Principles of radiotherapy
6. Principles of systemic treatment
7. Lung cancer and mesothelioma
8. Breast cancer
9. Gastrointestinal cancer
10. Urological cancer
11. Gynaecological cancer
12. CNS tumours
13. Head and neck cancer
14. Endocrine tumours
15. Sarcomas
16. Lymphoma
17. Haematological malignancy
18. Paediatric cancer
19. Skin cancer
20. Carcinoma of unknown primary
21. Oncological emergencies
22. Palliative care
Appendix 1: Worldwide cancer burden – males and females
Appendix 2: Worldwide cancer burden – males
Appendix 3: Worldwide cancer burden – females
Appendix 4: Answers to self-assessment questions
Index
Biography
Peter Hoskin is Consultant in Clinical Oncology at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, London and Professor in Clinical Oncology at University College London, UKRobert Glynn Jones is Consultant in Clinical Oncology at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, London, UKPeter Ostler is Consultant in Clinical Oncology and Divisional Lead at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, London, UK
