Lecture Notes: Oncology

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.

Jonathan Waxman is a Professor of Oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital, 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.

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 an international opinion leader and authority on HIV-related malignancies. He is also the programme director and educational supervisor for all SpRs on the West London oncology rotation. He wrote and edited the oncology sections of Medical Masterclass, published by Blackwell Publishing for the Royal College of Physicians, London.