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Principles of Medical Oncology and Chemotherapy

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This chapter provides an overview of the process that the medical oncologist undertakes when diagnosing and treating the patient diagnosed with a solid tumor. The use of molecular pathology, clinical patient assessment, and staging systems is reviewed. Local therapy (interventional techniques and surgery), along with adjuvant therapy, are discussed. Finally, chemotherapy and molecularly targeted therapies and their roles in prolonging survival and quality of life in the advanced cancer patient are reviewed.

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Murphy, J.E., Ryan, D.P. (2012). Principles of Medical Oncology and Chemotherapy. In: Mueller, P., Adam, A. (eds) Interventional Oncology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1469-9_1

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