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DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology » (Eighth Edition)

Book cover image of DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology by Vincent T. DeVita Jr.

Authors: Vincent T. DeVita Jr. (Editor), Theodore S. Lawrence (Editor), Steven A. Rosenberg
ISBN-13: 9780781772075, ISBN-10: 0781772079
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date Published: April 2008
Edition: Eighth Edition

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Author Biography: Vincent T. DeVita Jr.

Book Synopsis

Acclaimed by the worldwide medical community as "a staple reference text in the medical oncologist's library" (JAMA), DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology is now in its Eighth Edition, presenting comprehensive, cutting-edge information on the science of oncology and the multimodality treatment of every cancer type. This edition is in full color for the first time, has a new editor, Theodore S. Lawrence, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist, and has two Associate Scientific Advisors, Ronald A. DePinho, MD and Robert A. Weinberg, PhD, with special expertise in molecular biology. More than 40 chapters are entirely new, and more than 70 have been rewritten by new contributing authors.

Purchasers of this Eighth Edition will have access to a new companion Website, which offers the fully searchable online text, an image bank, links to journal articles, and a question bank. (http://www.cancerppo8.com)

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors

Preface

Acknowledgments

VOLUME ONE

PART 1: Molecular Biology of Cancer
1 Cancer: A Conceptual Framework
2 Genomics and Proteomics
3 Destabilization of the Cancer Genome
4 Telomeres, Telomerase, and Cell Immortalization
5 Cell Signaling
6 Cell Cycle
7 Programmed Cell Death Immortalization
8 Angiogenesis
9 Invasion and Metastasis
10 Cancer Stem Cells

PART 2: Principles of Oncology

11 Etiology of Cancer: Tobacco
12 Etiology of Cancer: Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes
13 Etiology of Cancer: Viruses Section 1 RNA Viruses Section 2 DNA Viruses
14 Etiology of Cancer: Inflammation Tumor Immune Surveillance Inflammation and Tumorigenesis
15 Etiology of Cancer: Chemical Factors DNA Repair Protects the Host from Chemical Carcinogens Genetic Susceptibility to Chemical Carcinogenesis
16 Etiology of Cancer: Physical Factors Ultraviolet Light Asbestos
17 Etiology of Cancer: Dietary Factors Energy Alcohol
18 Etiology of Cancer: Obesity and Physical Activity
19 Epidemiology of Cancer
20 Principles of Surgical Oncology
21 Principles of Radiation Oncology Tumor Oxygenation
22 Principles of Medical Oncology
23 Principles of Immunotherapy
24 Principles of Health Services Research
25 Pharmacology of Cancer Chemotherapy
26 Pharmacology of Cancer Biotherapeutics
27 Pharmacology of Endocrine Manipulation
28 Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials

PART 3: Practice of Oncology

29 Cancer Prevention: Tobacco Dependence and Its Treatment
30 Cancer Prevention: Chemoprevention
31 Cancer Prevention: Role of Surgery in Cancer Prevention
32 Genetic Counseling
33 Cancer Screening
34 Specialized Techniques in Cancer Management
35 Role of Endoscopy in Cancer Management
36 Cancer of the Head and Neck
37 Cancer of the Lung
38 Neoplasms of the Mediastinum
39 Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract
40 Cancers of the Genitourinary System
41 Cancer of the Testis

VOLUME TWO

42 Gynecologic Cancers
43 Cancer of the Breast
44 Cancer of the Endocrine System
45 Sarcomas of the Soft Tissue and Bone
46 Benign and Malignant Mesothelioma
47 Cancer of the Skin
48 Melanoma
49 Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System
50 Cancers of Childhood
51 Lymphomas
52 Acute Leukemias
53 Chronic Leukemias
54 Plasma Cell Neoplasms
55 Paraneoplastic Syndromes
56 Cancer of Unknown Primary Site 57 Diagnosis and Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
58 Immunosuppression-Related Malignancies
59 Oncologic Emergencies
60 Treatment of Metastatic Cancer
61 Stem Cell Transplantation
62 Infections in the Cancer Patient
63 Management of Adverse Effects of Treatment
64 Supportive Care and Quality of Life
65 Rehabilitation of the Cancer Patient
66 Societal Issues in Oncology
67 Information Systems in Oncology
68 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies

PART 4: Newer Approaches in Cancer Treatment

69 Gene Therapy
70 Cancer Immunotherapy
71 Focused Ultrasound
72 RNA Inhibition
73 Charged Particle Therapy
74 Robotic Surgery
75 Nanotechnology

Appendix

Index

Subjects