Handbook Of Cancer Chemotherapy (Paperback)

Skeel's Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy combines in one place the most current rationale and specific details necessary to safely administer chemotherapy for most adult cancers. The handbook is a practical, diseased-focused pocket reference that emphasizes the best current medical practice as it relates to the delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs. By focusing on specific plans for treatment, the book is an invaluable resource for the daily care of cancer patients.

Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Section I: Basic Principles And Considerations of Rational Chemotherapy And Molecular Targeted Therapy
1 Biologic And Pharmacologic Basis of Cancer Chemotherapy Roland T. Skeel
2 Biologic Basis of Molecular Targeted Therapy Osama E. Ahma And Samir N. Khleif R
3 Systematic Assessment of The Patient With Cancer And Consequences of Treatment Roland T. Skeel
4 Selection of Treatment For The Patient With Cancer Roland T. Skeel
Section II: Chemotherapy And Molecular Targeted Therapy of Human Cancer
5 Carcinomas of The Head And Neck Barbara A. Murphy
6 Carcinoma of The Lung David E. Gerber And Joan H. Schiller
7 Carcinomas of The Gastrointestinal Tract Maxwell Vergo And Al B. Benson
8 Carcinomas of The Pancreas, Liver, Gallbladder, And Bile Ducts Timothy J. Kennedy And Steven K. Libutti
9 Carcinoma of The Breast Patrick Glyn Morris And Clifford A. Hudis
10 Gynecologic Cancer Thomas Mcnally, Richard T. Penson, Chau Tran, And Michael J. Birrer
11 Urologic And Male Genital Cancers Brendan D. Curti And Craig R. Nichols
12 Kidney Cancer Mark T. Andolina, Colleen Darnell, And Olivier Rixe
13 Thyroid And Adrenal Carcinomas Haitham S. Abu-Lebdeh, Michael E. Menefee, And Keith C. Bible
14 Melanomas And Other Cutaneous Malignancies Ragini Kudchadkar And Jeffrey S. Weber
15 Primary And Metastatic Brain Tumors April Fitzsimmons Eichler And Tracy T. Batchelor
16 Soft-Tissue Sarcomas Robert S. Benjamin
17 Bone Sarcomas Robert S. Benjamin
18 Acute Leukemias Olga Frankfurt And Martin S. Tallman
19 Chronic Leukemias Khaled El-Shami And Bruce D. Cheson
20 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms And Myelodysplastic Syndromes Elias Jabbour And Hagop Kantarjian
21 Hodgkin Lymphoma Richard S. Stein And David S. Morgan
22 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Mark Roschewski And Wyndham H. Wilson
23 Multiple Myeloma, Other Plasma Cell Disorders, And Primary Amyloidosis Rachid Baz And Mohamad A. Hussein
24 Metastatic Cancer of Unknown Origin James M. Leonardo
25 Hiv-Associated Malignancies Thomas S. Uldrick, Mark N. Polizzotto, And Robert Yarchoan
Section III: Supportive Care of Patients With Cancer
26 Side Effects of Chemotherapy And Molecular Targeted Therapy Janelle M. Tipton
27 Infections: Etiology, Treatment, And Prevention Thomas J. Walsh And Joan M. Duggan
28 Transfusion Therapy, Bleeding, And Clotting Mary R. Smith And Nurjehan Quraishy
29 Oncology Emergencies And Critical Care Issues: Spinal Cord Compression, Cerebral Edema, Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, Anaphylaxis, Respiratory Failure, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, Hypercalcemia, And Bone Metastasis Roland T. Skeel
30 Malignant Pleural, Peritoneal, And Pericardial Effusions And Meningeal Infi Ltrates Rekha T. Chaudhary
31 Cancer Pain Richard T. Lee And Michael J. Fisch
32 Emotional And Psychiatric Problems In Patients With Cancer Kristi Skeel Williams And Kathleen S.N. Franco-Bronson
Section IV: Chemotherapeutic And Molecular Targeted Agents And Their Use
33 Classification, Use, And Toxicity of Clinically Useful Chemotherapy And Molecular Targeted Therapy Roland T. Skeel
Appendix
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Appendix B: Surface Area of Children From Height And Mass Nomogram For Determining Bodyindex