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For the last four years my oncology learning has been a muddle of pathology, genetics and a whole host of organ specific textbooks, however, this publication brings all those things together to give a coherent and fully encompassing guide, with references for further information for those undertaking student modules in a cancer related specialties. An extremely worthwhile investment for those considering a career in surgery, oncology or radiology, and a good all round text for medical students. (Leigh Bissett, Medical Student, University of East Anglia and Editor, Insiders Guide to UK Medical Schools )
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As well as being an essential attachment in undergraduate medicine programs, oncology has a pervading importance throughout medical education from the undergraduate years and beyond. With the highly acclaimed first edition of this book as a foundation, the second edition presents a clear and compact survey of oncology, which equips students for their oncology attachment, and informs the study of cancer in related disciplines, particularly nursing and radiotherapy. The book also provides the basics for treating cancer patients in the early years as a doctor. Many of those health care professionals involved in the care of patients in the community have given up trying to understand the complexities of oncology management. In part this is due to a lack of familiarity with novel cancer treatments but also due to the centralizing of care at regional tertiary centres. Oncology, An Oxford Core Text provides a gateway to understanding the key issues involved. Online Resource Centre: What are the five commonest cancers, and how might their medical management typically unfold? The On-Line Resource Centre profiles cases of the five major forms of cancer, to increase familiarity with the presentations most likely to seen during attachments. The case studies are interactive, and reflect diagnostic, therapeutic and management pathways. Coverage includes a variety of patient histories, examinations, investigations, features, staging, interventions (surgical, non-surgical and adjuvant), prognosis and outcomes. Multiple choice questions are also available for each category, offering invaluable feedback on the submission of responses. Together, the interactive cases and multiple choice questions consolidate the learning opportunities in the book, allowing students to test and refresh their knowledge.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This book offers a brief overview of the field of oncology in about 200 pages.
It's well-organized: the first few chapters describe the general aspects of epidemiology, pathogenesis, staging and treatment modalities (surgery, systemic therapy and radiotherapy) - I particularly liked chapter 4: communication with cancer patients.
The second part is a guide through the basic information regarding symptoms, staging and treatment of all major cancer types including lung, colorectal, gynecological, CNS, hematological, skin, ...
It's an introduction to clinical oncology (it doesn't go into detail), so someone who is already advanced in this field may therefore be looking for a more detailed text, but for someone in his or her initial stages of learning about clinical aspects of cancer, this would be an excellent choice.
The binding however could have been better since I needed to reinforce some pages with tape (perhaps it is just my copy, I have several other books of OUP and their binding never caused any problems).
It's well-organized: the first few chapters describe the general aspects of epidemiology, pathogenesis, staging and treatment modalities (surgery, systemic therapy and radiotherapy) - I particularly liked chapter 4: communication with cancer patients.
The second part is a guide through the basic information regarding symptoms, staging and treatment of all major cancer types including lung, colorectal, gynecological, CNS, hematological, skin, ...
It's an introduction to clinical oncology (it doesn't go into detail), so someone who is already advanced in this field may therefore be looking for a more detailed text, but for someone in his or her initial stages of learning about clinical aspects of cancer, this would be an excellent choice.
The binding however could have been better since I needed to reinforce some pages with tape (perhaps it is just my copy, I have several other books of OUP and their binding never caused any problems).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The books neat and simplistic front cover is what attracted me to it in the first place. Beneath that, there is a wealth of knowledge!
The book starts out with some basic statistics of cancer diagnosis and prognosis (from the UK) and explains other basic details required for the subsequent chapters. It then goes on in some detail about the different types of cancer, causes, treatment, etc. The actual book is quite a bit smaller than I expected (a plus point in my opinion) and can easily be carried to lectures.
All in all, it is easy enough to read for someone with very little scientific background, yet complex enough for undergraduates to learn from. Highly recommended!
The book starts out with some basic statistics of cancer diagnosis and prognosis (from the UK) and explains other basic details required for the subsequent chapters. It then goes on in some detail about the different types of cancer, causes, treatment, etc. The actual book is quite a bit smaller than I expected (a plus point in my opinion) and can easily be carried to lectures.
All in all, it is easy enough to read for someone with very little scientific background, yet complex enough for undergraduates to learn from. Highly recommended!
I bought this book for my oncology rotation and to revise for the exam. After reading the book i was disappointed when alot of basic information covered in lecutres was not found in this book, the most common cancers are covered quite well, but for example there is no mention in the book of burkitts lymphoma, or Anaplastic T cell Lymphoma. And there is harldy an information on Retinoblastomas. overall this book is too simple for medical students and definately was not enough for my exam syllabus.
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