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- Frontispiece
- Foreword
- Preface
- Disclosure
- Acknowledgements
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Updates
- Part 1 Background
- Chapter 1 Aetiology and epidemiology
- Chapter 2 The genetics of cancer
- Chapter 3 Surgical oncology
- Part 2 Principles of treatment
- Chapter 4 Principles of radiation oncology
- Chapter 5 Principles of chemotherapy
- Chapter 6 Principles of symptom control in palliative care
- Chapter 7 Late effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
- Chapter 8 Hormone therapy
- Chapter 9 Targeted and biological therapies
- Part 3 Clinical trials, cancer prevention, and screening
- Chapter 10 Clinical trials
- Chapter 11 Cancer prevention
- Chapter 12 Population screening for cancer
- Part 4 Specific types of cancer
- Chapter 13 Thoracic malignancies
- Chapter 14 Breast cancer
- Chapter 15 Colorectal cancer
- Chapter 16 Anal cancer
- Chapter 17 Upper gastrointestinal cancer
- Chapter 18 Endocrine cancers
- Chapter 19 Genitourinary cancers
- Chapter 20 Gynaecological cancers
- Chapter 21 Head and neck cancers
- Chapter 22 Tumours of the central nervous system
- Chapter 23 Skin cancers
- Chapter 24 Haematological malignancies
- Chapter 25 Bone and soft tissue malignancies
- Chapter 26 Malignancy of unknown primary
- Chapter 27 Paraneoplastic syndromes
- Chapter 28 AIDS-related malignancies
- Chapter 29 Childhood cancers presenting in adults
- Part 5 Emergencies in oncology
- Chapter 30 Spinal cord compression and bone marrow suppression
- Chapter 31 Overview of acute oncology
- Chapter 32 Superior vena cava obstruction and raised intracranial pressure
- Chapter 33 Airway obstruction
- Chapter 34 Thromboembolic and cardiac emergencies
- Chapter 35 Obstruction
- Chapter 36 Biochemical crises
- Chapter 37 Complications of long-term central venous lines and chemotherapy extravasation
- Part 6 The way forward
- Chapter 38 Novel therapeutic strategies
- Chapter 39 Gene therapy and genetic immunotherapy for cancer
- Chapter 40 Biomarkers and cancer
- Part 7Appendices
- Appendix 1 NCIC common toxicity criteria (CTC) grading system (March 1998, revised)
- Appendix 2Nomogram for the determination of body surface area
- Appendix 3 Performance status
- Appendix 4 Support agencies’ addresses and websites
- Index
(p. 17) The genetics of cancer
(p. 17)
The genetics of cancer
- Chapter:
- (p. 17) The genetics of cancer
- Author(s):
Jim Cassidy
, Donald Bissett
, Roy A. J. Spence OBE
, Miranda Payne
, and Gareth Morris-Stiff
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199689842.003.0002
11 October, 2018: This chapter has been re-evaluated and remains up-to-date. No changes have been necessary.
An overview of the multiple genetic and and environmental factors which contribute to the aetiology of malignancy.
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- Frontispiece
- Foreword
- Preface
- Disclosure
- Acknowledgements
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Updates
- Part 1 Background
- Chapter 1 Aetiology and epidemiology
- Chapter 2 The genetics of cancer
- Chapter 3 Surgical oncology
- Part 2 Principles of treatment
- Chapter 4 Principles of radiation oncology
- Chapter 5 Principles of chemotherapy
- Chapter 6 Principles of symptom control in palliative care
- Chapter 7 Late effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
- Chapter 8 Hormone therapy
- Chapter 9 Targeted and biological therapies
- Part 3 Clinical trials, cancer prevention, and screening
- Chapter 10 Clinical trials
- Chapter 11 Cancer prevention
- Chapter 12 Population screening for cancer
- Part 4 Specific types of cancer
- Chapter 13 Thoracic malignancies
- Chapter 14 Breast cancer
- Chapter 15 Colorectal cancer
- Chapter 16 Anal cancer
- Chapter 17 Upper gastrointestinal cancer
- Chapter 18 Endocrine cancers
- Chapter 19 Genitourinary cancers
- Chapter 20 Gynaecological cancers
- Chapter 21 Head and neck cancers
- Chapter 22 Tumours of the central nervous system
- Chapter 23 Skin cancers
- Chapter 24 Haematological malignancies
- Chapter 25 Bone and soft tissue malignancies
- Chapter 26 Malignancy of unknown primary
- Chapter 27 Paraneoplastic syndromes
- Chapter 28 AIDS-related malignancies
- Chapter 29 Childhood cancers presenting in adults
- Part 5 Emergencies in oncology
- Chapter 30 Spinal cord compression and bone marrow suppression
- Chapter 31 Overview of acute oncology
- Chapter 32 Superior vena cava obstruction and raised intracranial pressure
- Chapter 33 Airway obstruction
- Chapter 34 Thromboembolic and cardiac emergencies
- Chapter 35 Obstruction
- Chapter 36 Biochemical crises
- Chapter 37 Complications of long-term central venous lines and chemotherapy extravasation
- Part 6 The way forward
- Chapter 38 Novel therapeutic strategies
- Chapter 39 Gene therapy and genetic immunotherapy for cancer
- Chapter 40 Biomarkers and cancer
- Part 7Appendices
- Appendix 1 NCIC common toxicity criteria (CTC) grading system (March 1998, revised)
- Appendix 2Nomogram for the determination of body surface area
- Appendix 3 Performance status
- Appendix 4 Support agencies’ addresses and websites
- Index