Evidence-based oncology / edited by Chris Williams ; associate editors, Vivien Bramwell ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, C. J. (Christopher John Hacon)

Bramwell, Vivien.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oncology.

Cancer--Patients--Medical care.

Cancer.

Evidence-based medicine.

Neoplasms--therapy.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Medical Oncology--methods.

Cancer--Patients.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms--therapy.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Medical Oncology--methods.

Physical Description:

xvi, 618 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in)

Place of Publication:

London : BMJ, 2003.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A comprehensive text concentrating on optimum treatment for solid tumours in adults, based on available evidence. The most commonly asked questions for treatment of the different conditions will be identified and evidence based strategies suggested. Will be kept up to date with its own website.

Contents:

Levels of evidence and grades of recommendation xvi

Section I Principles and practice of "critical appraisal" / Chris Williams, Editor 1

1 Appraising clinical literature in cancer / Chris Williams 3

2 Finding the "best evidence" for cancer care / Kate Misso, Julie Glanville 17

3 Understanding the concepts behind health economics / Katharine Johnston 25

4 Stringent application of epidemiological criteria changes the interpretation of the effects of immunotherapy in advanced renal cell cancer / Franz Porzsolt, Julia Kumpf, Chris Coppin, Ernst Poppel 34

Section II Cancer prevention / Rosalynne Weston, Editor 39

5 Which interventions help individuals to stop smoking? / Tim Lancaster 43

6 Breast cancer prevention trials / Jack Cuzick 48

7 Is cancer risk reduced by a health-enhancing diet? / Rosalynne Weston 53

8 Is cancer risk reduced by the intake or supplementation of retinoids and carotenoids? / Rosalynne Weston 59

9 Do primary and secondary prevention interventions for sun protection reduce the risk of skin cancers? / Rosalynne Weston 68

10 Do sunscreens reduce the incidence of skin cancers? / Rosalynne Weston 76

11 Can lifestyle behaviour change reduce the risk and incidence of urological cancers? / Mike Shelley, Kathryn Burgon, Malcolm Mason 87

12 What is the role of prophylactic surgery in the prevention of colorectal cancer? / RJ Davies, R Miller 101

Section III Screening for cancers / Jack Cuzick, Editor 107

13 Screening for breast cancer / Stephen W Duffy 109

14 Cervical screening / Peter Sasieni 118

15 Screening for prostate cancer / Jane Melia, Sue Moss 133

16 Screening for ovarian cancer / Usha Menon, D Brinkmann, Steven Skates, Ian Jacobs 144

17 Screening for colorectal cancer / Wendy Atkin 151

18 Screening for lung cancer / John K Gohagan, Pamela M Marcus, Richard M Fagerstrom, William C Black, Barnett S Kramer, Paul F Pinsky, Philip C Prorok 164

19 Screening for stomach cancer / David Forman, Simon Everett, Paul Moayyedi 172

20 Screening for melanoma / Veronique Bataille 188

Section IV Treating tumours of the respiratory system / Xavier Bonfill, Editor 201

21 Lung cancer / Xavier Bonfill, Alan Neville, Elinor Thompson 203

22 Malignant pleural mesothelioma / Ferran Ariza, Miquel Mateu, Ramon Rami-Porta, Mireia Serra 224

Section V Treating tumours of the gastrointestinal tract / Peter Simmonds, Editor 231

23 Cancer of the oesophagus / Ian Chau, David Cunningham 233

24 Gastric carcinoma / Alexandria Phan, Jaffer Ajani 243

25 Pancreatic cancer / Paula Ghaneh, Conor Magee, John P Neoptolemos 247

26 Hepatobiliary cancers / Philip J Johnson 267

27 The treatment of cancers of the small bowel / ER Copson, TJ Iveson 273

28 The treatment of carcinoma of the colon and rectum / M Michael, JR Zalcberg 284

29 Treatment of anal cancer / John H Scholefield 325

Section VI Treating tumours of the urogenital system / Malcolm Mason, Editor 331

30 Kidney cancer / Chris Coppin, Franz Porzsolt 333

31 Cancer of the bladder / Mike Shelley, Howard Kynaston, Trevor Roberts, Jim Barber 346

32 Cancer of the prostate / Malcolm Mason, Mike Shelley 354

33 Cancer of the penis / Mike Shelley, Malcolm Mason 360

34 Testicular germ cell cancer / Mike Shelley, Tim Oliver, Malcolm Mason 365

Section VII Treating gynaecological tumours / David Guthrie, Editor 375

35 Ovarian and fallopian tube cancers / Paul A Vasey 377

36 Cancer of the uterine corpus / Rebecca L Faulkner, Henry C Kitchener 394

37 Cancer of the cervix and vagina / RP Symonds 402

38 Treating vulval cancer / Anca Ansink, Jacobus van der Velden, Lena van Doorn 411

39 Gestational trophobastic disease / ES Newlands 419

Section VIII Treating breast cancer / John F Forbes, Editor 427

40 Breast cancer / John Forbes, Jack Cuzick, Nicholas Wilcken 429

Section IX Treating skin cancer / Hywel C Williams, Editor 465

41 Cutaneous melanoma / Dafydd Roberts, Thomas Crosby 467

42 Treatment of basal cell carcinoma / Fiona Bath, William Perkins 477

43 Squamous cell carcinoma / Nanette J Liegeois, Suzanne Olbricht 492

44 Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma / Sean Whittaker 498

45 Kaposi's sarcoma / Imogen Locke, Margaret F Spittle 518

Section X Treating sarcomas / Vivien Bramwell, Editor 537

46 Soft tissue sarcoma / Shail Verma 539

Section XI Treating central nervous system tumours / Robin Grant, Editor 559

47 Central nervous system tumours / MJ van den Bent, IR Whittle, Michael Brada, Lesley Stewart, Charles J Vecht 561

Section XII Treating cancers of the eye and associated structures / Arun D Singh, Editor 579

48 Uveal melanoma / Arun D Singh, Paul A Rundle, Ian G Rennie 581

49 Ocular adnexal and orbital tumours / Santosh G Honavar, Arun D Singh 586.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0727914391

OCLC:

52638564