BookAntonio Russo, Marc Peeters, Lorena Incorvaia, Christian Rolfo, editors.
Summary: This textbook combines essential information on clinical cancer medicine with a guide to the latest advances in molecular oncology and tumor biology. Providing a systematic overview of all types of solid tumors, including epidemiology and cancer prevention, genetic aspects of hereditary cancers, differential diagnosis, typical signs and symptoms, diagnostic strategies and staging, and treatment modalities, it also discusses new and innovative cancer treatments, particularly targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Expert commentaries at the end of each chapter highlight key points, offer insights, suggest further reading and discuss clinical application using case descriptions. This textbook is an invaluable, practice-oriented tool for medical students just beginning their clinical oncology studies, as well as for medical oncology residents and young professionals.
Contents:
Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention
Tumor biology and natural history
Histopathology of the Tumors
Biomarkers
Liquid biopsy
Diagnosis and staging
Molecular Diagnostics: innovative technologies for clinical and translational research
Hereditary cancers and genetics
Principles of anti-cancer therapy: Chemotherapy
Principles of anti-cancer therapy: Hormonal therapy
Principles of anti-cancer therapy: Target Therapy
Principles of anti-cancer therapy: Immunotherapy
The role of Surgery
Surgery in the Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Integrated Treatments: The role of radiotherapy
Response assessment to cancer therapy
Clinical trials and methodology in cancer research
Basic principles of bioinformatics for next generation sequencing molecular testing in oncology
New drugs development
Treatment toxicity
Cardioncology
The cancer cachexia
Support and palliative care
Physician-Patient Communication
Breast Cancer: Locoregional and locally advanced disease
Metastatic breast cancer
Chest Tumors: Lung Cancer
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Gastrointestinal Cancers: Oesophagus
Gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancers: Stomach, advanced/metastatic disease
Gastrointestinal Cancers: Colorectum, locoregional disease
Metastatic colorectal cancer
Anal Carcinoma
Gastrointestinal Cancers: exocrine pancreas
Gastrointestinal Cancers - Biliary cancer
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Head and Neck Cancers (HNCs)
Central Nervous System Malignancies
Genitourinary cancers: Kidney
Bladder Cancer
Genitourinary cancers: Prostate, locoregional disease
Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Genitourinary cancers: Testis
Genitourinary cancers: Penis
Gynaecological cancers: Ovaris, early primary disease
Gynaecological cancers: Ovaris, primary advanced and recurrent disease
Gynaecological cancers: Uterus, endometrial and cervical cancer
Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer
Endocrine cancers: Adrenal gland
Endocrine cancers: Thyroid
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Cutaneous Melanoma and other skin cancers
Soft Tissue Sarcomas (STS)
The Role of Medical Treatment in the management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
Bone health in cancer patients
Nutrition and cancer
Personalized medicine
Categorization of Cancer Survivors
Precision medicine in oncology: glossary of relevant scientific terms.