Lecture Notes Oncology - Softcover

Bower, Mark; Waxman, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405195134 ISBN 13: 9781405195133

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

A veteran hockey writer takes on hockey culture and the NHL--addressing the games most controversial issue Whether its on-ice fist fights or head shots into the glass, hockey has become a nightly news spectacle--with players pummeling and bashing each other across the ice like drunken gladiators. And while the NHL may actually condone on-ice violence as a ticket draw, diehard hockey fan and expert Adam Proteau argues against hockeys transformation into a thuggish blood sport. In Fighting the Good Fight, Proteau sheds light on the many perspectives of those in and around the game, with interviews of current and former NHL stars, coaches, general managers, and league executives, as well as medical experts. One of the most well-known media figures on the hockey scene today, famous for his funny, feisty observations as a writer for the Toronto Star and The Hockey News and commentator on CBC radio and TV, Adam Proteau is also one of the few mainstream media voices who is vehemently anti-fig

About this title

From the Back Cover

Lecture Notes: Oncology is a brand new concise introduction to oncology presenting the essential core knowledge for medical students and nurses who specialise in cancer care. It introduces both the scientific basis as well as the personal and social impacts of cancer.

The book has been divided into three sections. Section 1 provides an introduction and overview to this disease. Section 2 looks at the different common cancers on a regional and system basis of the body. Section 3 discusses the fundamentals of oncology treatments and management of patients.

The book contains:

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• Clear illustrations, tables and diagrams
  
• Integrated basic science and clinical information
  
• Key facts that support the understanding of important information

Lecture Notes: Oncology will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and allied health professionals in the field of cancer care.

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
• ISBN 10: 1405195134
• ISBN 13: 9781405195133
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 296