Lecture Notes: Oncology - Softcover

Bower, Mark; Waxman, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405195134 ISBN 13: 9781405195133

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

Cancer is one of the most rapidly changing areas of medicine, affecting ever-increasing numbers of people, and this new edition of Lecture Notes: Oncology brings together all the information a medical student or graduate clinician needs in one accessible volume. It covers the scientific basis and social impact of cancer, describes the origins and presentations of cancer on a regional and system basis, and discusses the fundamentals of oncology treatment and patient management. Including a new section on epigenetics, clinical vignettes, clear illustrations, tables and diagrams, as well as a self-test section of MCQs, Lecture Notes: Oncology provides core knowledge for professionals involved in cancer care.

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About the Author

Mark Bower is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Oncology and undergraduate oncology curriculum module coordinator at the Imperial College School of Medicine. He is also the programme director and educational supervisor for all SpRs on the West London oncology rotation. Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, London. He is a highly experienced clinician who has developed new treatments for cancer, which are now part of standard practice. He is the author of 250 research papers and chapters, and of eleven books on cancer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405195134
• ISBN 13: 9781405195133
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 296