Medical Oncology Compendium

Medical Oncology Compendium discusses several important topics in oncology with the help of leading experts worldwide who incorporate not only knowledge on recent developments in the field, but contextualize them within diverse socioeconomic environments to guarantee the applicability of the content in challenging scenarios. The book comprehensively discusses topics such as surgery, radiology, carcinogenesis, screening, assessment tools, evidence-based medicine, and precision oncology as applicable to different cancer types as non-small and small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, breast cancer, gastric-rectal cancer, female specific cancers, prostate, skin and bone sarcomas.

In addition, it discusses options to minimize oncology pain and palliative care. It is a valuable resource for oncologists, clinicians, researchers, healthcare workers and members of biomedical field who needs to understand more about diagnosis, treatment options and support for cancer patients.

• Presents clinical vision consensus from global experts in the field to leverage knowledge sharing worldwide
• Illustrates the content with tables and medical images especially developed for the book
• Encompasses clinical case discussions at the end of each chapter to sediment theory and practice and improve medicine evidence-based care

Prof. Ramon Andrade Bezerra de Mello is a board-certified medical oncologist in Portugal, UK, and Brazil. He has over 19 years of clinical and academic experience in Europe where he worked full time in well reputed cancer institutions, such as Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, University of Porto, Portugal, and Edinburgh Cancer Center, UK. Since, Prof. Mello delivered his tasks as a humanized and high-level doctor dedicated to providing the best care for his patients alongside the vanguard of oncology research, as well as teaching medical students and training juniors doctors. Currently, he is the Head of the Discipline of Medical Oncology at the Translational Medicine Post-Graduation Program and Head of the Lung & Skin Medical Oncology Clinic at Paulista School of Medicine, UNIFESP. In addition, he is Director of the Precision Oncology and Health Economics Research Group with more than 20 national/international members in a core structure with the Post-Graduation Program of Medicine, Nine of July University, in collaboration with UNIFESP and Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, Portugal, where he is still invited Professor of Oncology.