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...