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In Interventional Oncology: Principles and Practice, expert editors have brought together the accrued experience of pioneers and leaders in image-guided cancer therapy from around the globe to create the first comprehensive text for this emerging field. Covering the biology, techniques, clinical applications, and outcomes of interventional oncologic procedures for the treatment and palliation of solid tumors throughout the body, this practical reference will be indispensible for physicians across specialties who seek to provide collaborative, leading-edge care to cancer patients.

Interventional Oncology: Principles and Practice

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Focusing on cancer in dogs and cats, this extensively updated 4th edition provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances in clinical oncology, including chemotherapy, surgical oncology, and diagnostic techniques. Ideal for students, practitioners, and those involved in academic research, this book’s full-color images and user-friendly format provide quick and easy access to today’s most important information on cancer in the small animal patient.

• Full-color format throughout and full-color illustrations make information more accessible and provide accurate representations of clinical appearance.
• Chapters are clustered into four major sections: The Biology and Pathogenesis of Cancer, Diagnostic Procedures for the Cancer Patient, Therapeutic Modalities for the Cancer Patient, and Specific Malignancies in the Small Animal Patient.
• The consistent format includes incidence and risk factors, pathology, natural behavior of tumors, history and clinical signs, diagnostic techniques and workup, treatment options, and prognosis for specific malignancies in the small animal cancer patient.
• Features cutting edge information on the complications of cancer, pain management, and the latest treatment modalities.

• The latest information on the etiology of cancer, including genetic, chemical, physical, and hormonal factors, as well as cancer-causing viruses.
• Coverage of molecular-targeted therapy of cancer, plus new and emerging therapeutic techniques.
• New information on molecular diagnostic procedures for the cancer patient.
• The latest diagnostic imaging techniques in clinical oncology.
• Discussions of compassion and supportive care, from chronic pain management and nutrition to end-of-life issues and grief support.

Withrow and MacEwen’s Small Animal Clinical Oncology

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Handbook for Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology

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Perez and Brady’s Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology

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Like getting 7 books in 1, MOSBY’S ONCOLOGY NURSING ADVISOR provides quick access to essential information on a wide range of cancer topics, including types of cancer, treatment options, symptom management, palliative care, and patient teaching. Its user-friendly layout and straightforward coverage make it ideal for use in any clinical setting, offering authoritative guidance to help you provide the best possible oncology nursing care.

• Detailed descriptions of over 50 major cancer types provide essential information on incidence, etiology and risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic workup, histology, staging, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
• Coverage of cancer management principles outlines a wide range of treatment and pharmacologic modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological response modifiers, and complementary and alternative therapies.
• Symptom management guidelines provide in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, assessment tools, lab and diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, interventions, follow up care, and resources for over 30 common symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments.
• Essential information on many oncologic emergencies and emergent issues prepares you to respond quickly to structural, metabolic, and hematologic emergencies.
• Helpful patient teaching resources include more than 25 reproducible patient teaching handouts.
• An entire section on palliative care and end-of-life issues offers helpful guidelines for dealing with topics related to hospice care, communication in palliative care, the final hours of the cancer patient, ethical considerations, and loss, grief, and bereavement.
• Serves as a great study tool for the oncology nursing certification exam..

Mosby’s Oncology Nursing Advisor: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Practice

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The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology

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Case Studies in Oncology Nursing: Text and Review consists of 23 case studies with learning objectives and references. This text promotes critical thinking by allowing students and practicing nurses to apply concepts to the interactive case studies. Oncology is rapidly changing due to advances in chemotherapy, biotherapy, hormonal therapy, genetics, and supportive care. This is an excellent introductory text for nursing students and will assist the oncology nurse generalist in keeping current with changes and updates. In addition, this resource covers many items listed in the OCN Test Blueprint and serves as a great way for oncology nurses to prepare for the OCN exam.

Case Studies in Oncology Nursing: Text And Ocn Exam Review

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Designed for both oncologists and urologists, Dx/Rx: Genitourinary Oncology is a current, concise, quick reference guide to the diagnosis and therapy of cancers of the bladder/urothelial tract, kidneys, and testis. Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline-bulleted format, this handy, pocket-sized manual details precise, up-to-date information on the epidemiology, classification, diagnosis, treatment, and risk factors of genitourinary disorders. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information.

Dx/ Rx: Genitourinary Oncology: Cancer of the Kidney, Bladder, and Testis

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This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Haematological oncology is a rapidly advancing and exciting field of medicine and this is the first British textbook addressing haematological oncology written specifically for nurses. The second edition of this successful text has been fully revised and updated throughout in line with recent developments in clinical practice. There are seven new chapters and expanded sections on bone marrow transplant, the immune system and palliative care.

• Comprehensive coverage of nursing issues in hematological malignancies providing everything a newcomer will need to know
• Addresses the role of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and blood marrow transplant treatments in haematological oncology to enable effective management of patients
• Discusses pertinent daily issues for practicing nurses including oral care, nausea and vomiting, nutrition, infection control, social and psychological issues
• Reflection points provide an active reading experience and illuminate ideas and issues within the text

• Six new chapters: Research Priorities; Leadership Issues for Specialist Nurses; Fatigue; Adolescent Issues; Addressing the Needs of Families; Immune Modulators and Novel Therapies
• Expanded information on bone marrow transplant, the immune system and palliative care
• Improved design and layout
• New expert contributors to provide the latest information on their field

Nursing in Haematological Oncology

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Basic Radiation Oncology is an all-in-one book, encompassing the essential aspects of radiation physics, radiobiology, and clinical radiation oncology. A complete section is devoted to each of these fields. In the first two sections, concepts that are crucial in radiation physics and radiobiology are reviewed in depth. The third section describes radiation treatment regimens appropriate for the main cancer sites and tumor types. The book has been designed to ensure that the reader will find it easy to use. Many “pearl boxes” are used to summarize the most information, and there are more than 350 helpful illustrations, the majority of them in color. Basic Radiation Oncology will meet the need for a practical, up-to-date, bedside-oriented radiation oncology book. It will be extremely useful for residents, fellows, and clinicians in the fields of radiation, medical, and surgical oncology, as well as for medical students, physicians, and medical physicists with an interest in clinical oncology.

Basic Radiation Oncology