ABSTRACT

An informative handbook on the staging of cancer and the selection and evaluation of cancer treatment. ESMO Handbook on Treatment Evaluation in Cancer is an ideal resource for medical oncologists and those involved in screening and chemotherapy programs. The text demonstrates how to judge various prognostic and predictive factors, how to determine

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|10 pages

Pathology

chapter 3|8 pages

Biomarkers in oncology

chapter 4|8 pages

Radiological imaging

chapter 5|8 pages

Nuclear medicine imaging

chapter 6|12 pages

Staging procedures

chapter 7|8 pages

Prognostic criteria

chapter 8|8 pages

Predictive tumor markers

chapter 9|10 pages

Factors determining anticancer treatment

chapter 12|8 pages

Late toxicity

chapter 16|6 pages

Reintegration into the workplace

chapter 17|6 pages

Quality of life issues