SECTION 5 Principles of clinical oncology

5.1 Epidemiology of cancer 411

5.2 The nature and development of cancer: Cancer mutations and their implications 445 ESSENTIALS ...

5.3 The genetics of inherited cancers 456 ESSENTIALS All cancer can be termed ‘genetic’ as the di...

5.4 Cancer immunity and immunotherapy 471 ESSENTIALS The development of a cancer in an immunologi...

5.5 Clinical features and management 487 ESSENTIALS Patients with cancer may present after detect...

5.6 Systemic treatment and radiotherapy 497 ESSENTIALS Cancer therapy is underpinned by a detaile...

5.7 Medical management of breast cancer 505 ESSENTIALS Early breast cancer Most patients with bre...