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12 Principles of oncology

Cancer staging

Cancer staging It is not su ffi cient simply to know what and where a cancer is; its extent must al...

End-of-life care

End-of-life care End-of-life care is distinct from palliative care. Patients treated - palliative...

Introduction

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Learning objectives

Learning objectives To understand: The biological nature of cancer • That curative treatment is o...

Oncological emergencies

Oncological emergencies There are a limited number of true emergencies in oncology . Those that ...

Prevention

Prevention There is much written on the evidence on the preventable causes of cancer. It is conc...

Principles of cancer surgery

Principles of cancer surgery For most solid tumours, surgery remains the definitive treat - ment a...

Principles of combined treatment

Principles of combined treatment Non-surgical treatments are often used in combination. For examp...

Principles underlying the non-surgical treatment o

Principles underlying the non-surgical treatment of cancer Medical and clinical (radiation) oncol...

Principles underlying the non-surgical treatment of cancer

Principles underlying the non-surgical treatment of cancer Medical and clinical (radiation) oncol...

Screening

Screening Screening involves the detection of disease in an asymptomatic population in order to ...

Symptom control and palliative care

Symptom control and palliative care The distinction between palliative and curative treatment is ...

THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature

THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature and nurture Both inheritance and environment ar...

THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature and nurture

THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature and nurture Both inheritance and environment ar...

THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature

THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature and nurture Both inheritance and environment ar...

THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER Management is more than t

THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER Management is more than treatment The traditional approach to cancer con...

THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER Management is more than treatment

THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER Management is more than treatment The traditional approach to cancer con...

The growth of a cancer

The growth of a cancer If it is accepted that a cancer starts from a single transformed cell the...

The hallmarks of cancer

The hallmarks of cancer Cancer cells are able to proliferate in an uncontrolled fashion; - their ...

The range of non-surgical anti-cancer treatments

The range of non-surgical anti-cancer treatments Radiotherapy Half of all patients will receive...

Therapeutic decision making and the multidisciplin

Therapeutic decision making and the multidisciplinary team As the management of cancer becomes m...

Therapeutic decision making and the multidisciplinary team

Therapeutic decision making and the multidisciplinary team As the management of cancer becomes m...

WHAT IS CANCER History

WHAT IS CANCER? History The word ‘cancer’ is credited to Hippocrates (460 /uni00A0 /b.sc/c.sc/e.s...