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Clinical Cancer Medicine

Treatment Tactics

Editors:

  1. Jacob J. Lokich

    1. New England Deaconess Hospital Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Oncologic Emergencies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

      • J. Lokich
      Pages 19-29

    3. Cardiac Complications of Malignancy

      • J. Lokich
      Pages 30-41

    4. Central Nervous System Syndromes

      • J. Lokich
      Pages 42-63

    5. Spinal Cord Compression

      • J. Lokich
      Pages 64-77

    6. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy

      • J. Wolff
      Pages 78-94

  4. Oncologic Complications Related to Organ Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Osseous Complications of Malignancy

      • M. Drew, R. B. Dickson
      Pages 97-124

    4. Pulmonary Complications of Malignancy

      • J. Lokich
      Pages 144-164

    5. Renal Complications of Malignancy

      • J. Lokich
      Pages 165-177

    7. Cutaneous Complications of Malignancy

      • B. Wintroub, A. Hood
      Pages 206-228

  5. Special Problems in Cancer Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Management of Serous Effusions

      • J. McCaffrey
      Pages 231-248

    3. Management of Nutrition: Hyperalimentation

      • B. Bistrian, A. Bothe
      Pages 249-272

    4. Management of Cancer Pain

      • J. Lokich
      Pages 273-284
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About this book

With the development of medical who are not oriented toward oncology. oncology as a medical subspecialty, an The organization and structure of this text authoritative and comprehensive text are designed to reinforce the principles of about cancer, Cancer Medicine by cancer management and to augment the Holland and Frei, has appeared to explain educational experience. the bridge between this field and the Initially, this book was conceived clinical sciences. In addition, the specifically to describe the clinical individual therapeutic disciplines in approach to oncologic emergencies. It is oncology have developed clinical texts in clear, however, that those complications surgery, radiation, pediatric, and medical of cancer that are not life threatening are approaches to the neoplastic diseases. equally unique and complex in their These texts serve as compendia of management. Furthermore, such information organized and structured for complications bridge many of the presentation by organ. subdisciplines in medicine and surgery. This book adds to the growing list of Thus, the extension from oncologic oncologic texts but focuses on pra/fical emergencies to cancer complications at tactics in the management of can2er and individual organ sites was a natural its complications and incorporates this evolution and one which required author's individual philosophy and collaboration and interaction among the approach to the cancer patient. In this major disciplines of medicine and context, the primary care physician surgery.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • New England Deaconess Hospital Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Jacob J. Lokich

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical Cancer Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Treatment Tactics

  • Editors: Jacob J. Lokich

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7235-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: G.K. Hall & Co. 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-7237-0Published: 15 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-7235-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 422

  • Topics: Oncology

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