Preface

Table of Contents

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Section I - Basic Principles and Considerations of Rational Chemotherapy

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Chapter 1 - Biologic and Pharmacologic Basis of Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy

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Chapter 2 - Systemic Assessment of the Patient with Cancer and Long-Term Consequences of Treatment

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Chapter 3 - Selection of Treatment for the Patient with Cancer

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Section II - Chemotherapeutic and Biotherapeutic Agents and Their Use

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Chapter 4 - Antineoplastic Drugs and Biologic Response Modifiers: Classification, Use, and Toxicity of Clinically Useful Agents

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Chapter 5 - High-Dose Chemotherapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Hematologic Malignancies

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Section III - Chemotherapy of Human Cancer

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Chapter 6 - Carcinomas of the Head and Neck

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Chapter 7 - Carcinoma of the Lung

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Chapter 8 - Carcinomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract

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Chapter 9 - Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Liver, Gallbladder, and Bile Ducts

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Chapter 10 - Carcinoma of the Breast

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Chapter 11 - Gynecologic Cancer

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Chapter 12 - Urologic and Male Genital Cancers

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Chapter 13 - Kidney Cancer

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Chapter 14 - Thyroid and Adrenal Carcinomas

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Chapter 15 - Melanomas and Other Skin Malignancies

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Chapter 16 - Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors

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Chapter 17 - Soft Tissue Sarcomas

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Chapter 18 - Bone Sarcomas

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Chapter 19 - Acute Leukemias

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Chapter 20 - Chronic Leukemias

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Chapter 21 - Myeloproliferative Diseases and Myelodysplastic Syndromes

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Chapter 22 - Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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Chapter 23 - Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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Chapter 24 - Multiple Myeloma, Other Plasma Cell Disorders, and Primary Amyloidosis

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Chapter 25 - Metastatic Cancer of Unknown Origin

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Chapter 26 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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Section IV - Selected Aspects of Supportive Care of Patients with Cancer

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Chapter 27 - Side Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy

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Chapter 28 - Infections: Etiology, Treatment, and Prevention

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Chapter 29 - Transfusion Therapy, Bleeding, and Clotting

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Chapter 30 - Oncology Emergencies and Critical Care Issues Anaphylaxis, Spinal Cord Compression, Cerebral Edema, Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, Hypercalcemia, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, and Respiratory Failure

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Chapter 31 - Malignant Pleural, Peritoneal, and Pericardial Effusions and Meningeal Infiltrates

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Chapter 32 - Cancer Pain

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Chapter 33 - Emotional and Psychiatric Problems in Patients with Cancer

Back of Book

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Appendices

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Appendix A - Nomogram for Determining Body Surface Area of Adults from Height and Mass

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Appendix B - Nomogram for Determining Body Surface Area of Children from Height and Mass

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Appendix C - Cancer Screening Recommendations for Average-Risk Asymptomatic People by the American Cancer Society

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Appendix D - Selected Oncology Web Sites