The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology

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Offering up-to-date, authoritative information in a quick-reference format, The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology, Sixth Edition, is a comprehensive yet concise review of the management of different cancer types. Drs. Jame Abraham, James L. Gulley, and a team of expert contributors emphasize practical information that can be applied in everyday patient care situations, and thoroughly revised content keeps you current with advances in this fast-changing field.

• Provides practical guidance on evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with cancer from experts and scholars at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Cleveland Clinic, and other renowned institutions.
• Covers a range of solid-tumor, blood, and other cancers, as well as immunotherapeutic drugs, infection management, nutrition, and palliative care.
• Contains new and revised content on immunotherapy, precision medicine, genetics, individual cancer therapies, and more.
• Helps you find what you need quickly with concise, clear content and numerous tables, algorithms, and figures throughout.

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Table of Contents:

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

Dedication

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Chapter 1 Head and Neck Cancer

Chapter 2 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Chapter 3 Small Cell Lung Cancer

Chapter 4 Esophageal Cancer

Chapter 5 Gastric Cancers

Chapter 6 Biliary Tract Cancer

Chapter 7 Primary Cancers of the Liver

Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Chapter 9 Colorectal Cancer

Chapter 10 Pancreatic Cancer

Chapter 11 Anal Cancer

Chapter 12 Breast Cancer

Chapter 13 Renal Cell Cancer

Chapter 14 Prostate Cancer

Chapter 15 Bladder Cancer

Chapter 16 Testicular Carcinoma

Chapter 17 Ovarian Cancer

Chapter 18 Endometrial Cancer

Chapter 19 Cervical Cancer

Chapter 20 Vulvar Cancer

Chapter 21 Sarcomas and Malignancies of the Bone

Chapter 22 Skin Cancers and Melanoma

Chapter 23 Acute Leukemia

Chapter 24 Chronic Lymphoid Leukemias

Chapter 25 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Chapter 26 Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Chapter 27 Multiple Myeloma

Chapter 28 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Chapter 29 Hodgkin Lymphoma

Chapter 30 Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Chapter 31 Cancer of Unknown Primary

Chapter 32 Central Nervous System Tumors

Chapter 33 Endocrine Tumors

Chapter 34 Hematopoietic Growth Factors

Chapter 35 Infectious Complications in Oncology

Chapter 36 Oncologic Emergencies and Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Chapter 37 Psychopharmacologic Management in Oncology

Chapter 38 Management of Emesis

Chapter 39 Nutrition

Chapter 40 Pain and Palliative Care

Chapter 41 Central Venous Access Device

Chapter 42 Procedures in Medical Oncology

Chapter 43 Basic Principles of Radiation Oncology

Chapter 44 Clinical Genetics

Chapter 45 Basic Principles of Immuno-Oncology

Chapter 46 Anticancer Agents

Appendix: Performance Status Scales/Scores: Performance Status Criteria

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