Medical Oncology Compendium discusses several important topics in oncology with the help of leading experts worldwide who incorporate not only knowledge on recent developments in the field, but contextualize them within diverse socioeconomic environments to guarantee the applicability of the content in challenging scenarios. The book comprehensively discusses topics such as surgery, radiology, carcinogenesis, screening, assessment tools, evidence-based medicine, and precision oncology as applicable to different cancer types as non-small and small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, breast cancer, gastric-rectal cancer, female specific cancers, prostate, skin and bone sarcomas. In addition, it discusses options to minimize oncology pain and palliative care. It is a valuable resource for oncologists, clinicians, researchers, healthcare workers and members of biomedical field who needs to understand more about diagnosis, treatment options and support for cancer patients.

Table of Contents:

1. Principles of medical oncology 2. Principles of surgeon oncology 3. Principles of radiation oncology 4. Molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis 5. Cancer Screening and diagnosis 6. Pharmacological basis of the Anti-cancer Drugs 7. Principles of pharmaco-economy and decision making in oncology 8. Health Technologies Assessment Tools in oncology 9. Biostatistics in oncology (evidence-based medicine) 10. Radiological response assessment methods in oncology 11. The role of interventional radiology in oncology 12. Innovation Technologies & Precision Oncology 13. Small Cell Lung cancer 14. Mesothelioma 15. Thymus 16. Breast Cancer Screening 17. Breast Diagnosis Techniques 18. Early Breast Cancer 19. Metastatic Breast Cancer 20. Oesophageal 21. Gastric 22. Colon 23. Rectal 24. Anal Canal Cancer 25. Small intestine 26. Hepatocellular Carcinoma 27. Pancreatic Cancer 28. Ovarian 29. Cervical 30. Vagina 31. Gestacional trophoblastic disease 32. Prostate Cancer 33. Renal Cell Carcinoma 34. Urothelial Cancer 35. Germ-Cell Tumors 36. Squamous Head and neck 37. Thyroid cancer 38. Parotid Gland Tumors 39. Non-melanoma skin cancer 40. Melanoma skin cancer 41. Soft Tissue Sarcomas 42. Bone Sarcomas 42. GIST 44. NET 45. Primary brain tumor 46. Hodgkin Lymphoma 47. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 48. Multiple Myeloma 49. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 50. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia 51. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia 52. Crhonic Lymphocitic Leukemia 53. Myelodisplastic Syndrome 54. Anti-cancer drugs Imuno-related adverses events 55. Metabolic disturbance/paraneoplasic syndromes 56. Spinal medular compression 57. Superior vena cava syndrome 58. Febrile neutropenia 59. Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting 60. Asthenia 61. Oncological pain 62. Bone Metastases 63. Brain metastasis 64. Palliative care