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Part I: Science and clincial oncology. Section A: Biology and cancer. Molecular tools in cancer research
Intracellular signaling
The cellular microenvironment and metastases
Control of the cell cycle
The pathophysiology of cancer cell death
Cancer immunology
Stem cells, cell differentiation, and cancer
Vascular and interstitial biology of tumors
Cancer metabolism
Section B: Genesis of cancer. Environmental factors
DNA damage response pathways and cancer
Viruses and human cancer
Genetic factors: hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes
Genetic and epigenetic changes in cancer
Section C: Diagnosis of cancer. Pathology, biomarkers, and molecular diagnostics
Imaging
Section D: Clinical trials. Biostatistics and bioinformatics in clinical trials
Trial design
Structures supporting cancer clinical trials
Oncology and health care policy
Section E: Prevention and early detection. Discovery and characterization of cancer genetic susceptibility alleles
Lifestyle and cancer prevention
Cancer screening and early detection
Nicotine dependence: current treatments and future directions
Section F: Treatment. Cancer pharmacology
Therapeutic targeting of cancer cells: era of molecularly targeted agents
Basics of radiation therapy
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Gene therapy in oncology
Therapeutic antibodies and immunologic conjugates
Complementary and alternative medicine
Part II: Problems common to cancer and therapy
Section A: Hematologic problems and infections. Disorders of blood cell production in clinical oncology
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer-related venous thrombosis
Infection in the patient with cancer
Section B: Symptom management. Hypercalcemia
Tumor lysis syndrome
Cancer-related pain
Cancer cachexia
Nausea and vomiting
Section C: Treatment complications. Oral complications
Dermatologic toxicities of anticancer therapy
Cardiovascular effects of cancer therapy
Reproductive complications
Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes
Neurologic complications
Endocrine complications
Pulmonary complications of anticancer treatment
Section D: post treatment considerations. Rehabilitation of individuals with cancer
Survivorship
Second malignant neoplasms
Caring for patients at the end of life
Section E: Local effects of cancer and its metastasis. Acute abdomen, bowel obstruction, and fistula
Superior vena cava syndrome
Spinal cord compression
Brain metastases and neoplastic meningitis
Bone metastases
Lung metastases
Liver metastases
Malignancy-related effusions
Section F: Special populations. Cancer in the elderly: biology, prevention, and treatment
Special issues in pregnancy
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and cancer
Part III: Specific malignancies. Section A: Central nervous system. Cancer of the central nervous system
Section B: Head, neck, and eye. Ocular tumors
Cancer of the head and neck
Section C: Skin. Melanoma
Nonmelanoma skin cancers: basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas
Section D: Endocrine. Cancer of the endocrine system
Section E: Thoracic. Cancer of the lung: non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer
Diseases of the pleura and mediastinum
Cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction
Section F: Gastrointestinal. Cancer of the stomach and gastroesophageal junction
Cancer of the small bowel
Colon cancer
Cancer of the rectum
Cancer of the anal canal
Liver and bile duct cancer
Carcinoma of the pancreas
Section G: Genitourinary. Cancer of the kidney
Carcinoma of the bladder
Prostate cancer
Cancer of the penis
Testicular cancer
Section H: Gynecological. Cancers of the cervix, vulva, and vagina
Cancer of the endometrium
Ovaries and fallopian tubes
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Cancer of the breast
Section I: Sarcomas. Sarcomas of bone
Sarcomas of soft tissue
Section J: Cancer of undefined site of origin. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Section K: Pediatrics. Pediatric solid tumors
Childhood leukemia
Childhood lymphoma
Section L: Hematological. Acute leukemias in adults
Myelodysplastic syndromes
Myeloproliferative disorders
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Chronic lymphoid leukemias
Hairy cell leukemia
Multiple myeloma and related disorders
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma

Easily accessible and clinically focused, Abeloff's Clinical Oncology, 6th Edition, covers recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of cancer, cellular and molecular causes of cancer initiation and progression, new and emerging therapies, current trials, and much more. Masterfully authored by an international team of leading cancer experts, it offers clear, practical coverage of everything from basic science to multidisciplinary collaboration on diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow up"--Publisher's description