Description

Oncology is the field of medicine that is devoted to cancer. Clinical oncology consists of three primary disciplines: medical oncology (the treatment of cancer with medicine, including chemotherapy), surgical oncology (the surgical aspects of cancer including biopsy, staging, and surgical resection of tumors), and radiation oncology (the treatment of cancer with therapeutic radiation). This book has been compiled to capture the advances in clinical oncology and incorporates a number of changing therapeutic approaches used in this field. It will help readers develop the skills they need to understand the use of research on everyday oncology clinical practice for study, design and interpretation. Unique among medical texts, it is a complete and concise guide to the core areas of oncology that also encourages thinking about the world from the patient's perspective, offering a holistic, patientcentered approach. It consists of contributions made by international experts. This book will give immense pleasure to the reader and is a good companion to the students and research scholars alike. Scientists and students actively engaged in this field will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.