Oxford Desk Reference: Oncology

Ann Barrett, OBE, MD, FRCR, FRCP, FMed Sci, is Professor Emeritus at the University of East Anglia. She has won various prestigious awards, including the Frank Ellis Medal for the best publication in Clinical Oncology, the President's Medal of the Royal College of Radiologists and the ESTRO lifetime achievement award. Ann was Professor of Oncology and Deputy Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of East Anglia from 2002-2008, whilst also working as a Consultant in Oncology at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

1. Introduction ; 2. Clinical approach to suspected cancer ; 3. Concepts of multidisciplinary management ; 4. Site-specific cancer management ; 4.1 Tumours of head and neck ; 4.2 Tumours of central nervous system ; 4.3 Thoracic tumours ; 4.4 Breast cancer ; 4.5 Cancers of gastrointestinal system ; 4.6 Cancers of genitourinary system ; 4.7 Cancers of Female genital system ; 4.8 Cancers of skin ; 4.9 Cancers of musculoskeletal system ; 4.10 Tumours of haemopoietic system ; 4.11 Endocrine tumours ; 4.12 Paediatric tumours ; 4.13 Rare cancers in adults ; 5. Oncological emergencies ; 6. Special situations in oncology ; 7. Palliative care ; 8. Clinical management of cancer - flowcharts ; 9. Appendix ; 9.1 Chemotherapy regimens ; 9.2 Radiotherapy fractionation schedules ; 9.3 Calculation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ; 9.4 Diagrams for clinical consultation