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South Asian Edition of DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg’s Cancer Principles and Practice of Oncology Prepare for the oncology boards with confidence! This comprehensive review book closely follows the contents of DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 10th Edition, including brand-new, state-of-the-art topics. Hundreds of multiple choice and case-based questions cover medical, radiation and surgical oncology, as well as hematology, diagnosis and staging, molecular biology, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and more. The questions are also available online in an interactive format, allowing you to study and review anytime, anywhere.

Key Features               

• All questions have been completely revised to mimic the common formats you’ll see on the exam.
• Detailed answers with explanations are provided for every question, helping you understand the“how” and “why” behind each correct response.
• Content reflects the most current information from the leading oncology text, with corresponding chapters to DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 10th Edition provided for further review.

Table of Contents

1. Molecular Biology of Cancer

• Part 1 1

Robert A. Kratzke

2. Molecular Biology of Cancer

• Part 2 15

Viralkumar Vaghani and George R. Simon

3. Epidemiology of Cancer 29

Thomas E. Stinchcombe

4. Etiology of Cancer 33

Shirish M. Gadgeel

5. Cancer Screening 43

Megan E. Wren

6. Cancer Prevention 51

Lingling Du, Richard Chen, Daniel Morgensztern, and Rebecca Aft

7. Genetic Counseling 59

Jennifer Ivanovich

8. Principles of Radiation Oncology 69

Hak Choy and Aaron Laine

9. Systemic Therapy for Cancer 79

Sara K. Butler and Leigh M. Boehmer

10. Principles of Immunotherapy 89

Sarah B. Goldberg

11. Assessment of Clinical Responses 97

Vinicius Ernani and Suresh S. Ramalingam

12. Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials 107

Ling Chen and Kathryn Trinkaus

13. Cancer of the Head and Neck 119

Douglas R. Adkins, Jessica C. Ley and Loren Michel

14. Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma 129

Siddhartha Devarakonda and Saiama N. Waqar

15. Neoplasms of the Mediastinum 139

Gregory P. Kalemkerian

16. Esophagus and Stomach Cancer 151

Hassan Hatoum and Renuka Iyer

17. Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancer 163

Thomas Regenbogen and Andrea Wang-Gillam

18. Small Bowel Cancers and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) 181

Benjamin R. Tan, Jr.

19. Colorectal and Anal Cancers 189

Ashley Morton and Benjamin R. Tan, Jr.

20. Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer 199

Russell K. Pachynski

21. Testicular Cancer 215

Pasquale Benedetto

22. Vulvar, Vaginal, Uterine, and Cervical Cancer 225

Matthew A. Powell and Laura Divine

23. Ovarian Cancers 239 David G. Mutch

24. Breast Cancer 247

Foluso C. Ademuyiwa, Ron Bose, and Cynthia X. Ma

25. Cancers of the Central Nervous System 255

Tanner M. Johanns, Jian Li Campian and George Ansstas 26. Sarcomas 265

Brian A. Van Tine and Angela C. Hirbe

27. Cancer of the Skin and Melanoma 275

Gerald P. Linette

28. Lymphomas 283

Nina Wagner-Johnston and Dilan Patel

29. Acute Leukemias 293

Amanda F. Cashen

30. Chronic Leukemias 305

Pavan Bhamidipati and Keith Stockerl-Goldstein

31. Plasma Cell Neoplasms 315

Ravi Vij and Jesse Keller

32. Immunosuppression-Related Malignancies 327

Lee Ratner

33. Stem Cell Transplantation 333

Brian Hess and Rizwan Romee

34. Oncologic Emergencies 343