Problem Solving in Oncology

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PART I: Chemotherapy
1. Chemotherapy - Response Assessment, C Mitchell
2. Chemotherapy Toxicity - Cisplatin Extravasation,
M Krebs
3. Chemotherapy Toxicity - Delayed Nausea, A Armstrong
4. Chemotherapy Toxicity - Febrile Neutropenia, E Dean
5. Chemotherapy Toxicity - Drug Reaction, M Krebs
6. Growth Factor Support in Chemotherapy, E Dean

PART II: General issues in oncology
7. Unknown Primary - Work up and Treatment,
A Armstrong
8. Large Abdominal Mass, S Baka
9. Ascites in an Elderly Patient, C Yeoh
10. Cancer in Teenagers and Young Adults - Special Issues, A Proctor
11. Spinal Cord Compression, S Jagdev

PART III: Urological cancers
12. Primary Germ Cell Tumours, J Adams
13. Advanced Testicular Cancer, A Protheroe
14. Bladder Cancer, I Karydis
15. Advanced Bladder Cancer, I Karydis
16. Treatment Options in Early Prostate Cancer, J Samol
17. Treatment Options in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer, J Samol
18. Treatment Options in Relapsing Prostate Cancer, J Samol
19. Treatment Options in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer, J Samol
20. Screening in Prostate Cancer, J Samol
21. Renal Cell Carcinoma, J Adams
22. Penile Cancer, I Karydis

PART IV: Gastrointestinal cancers
23. Oesophageal Cancer, O Khan
24. Gastric Cancer Chemotherapy, O Khan
25. Pancreatic Cancer, O Khan
26. Management of Colorectal Cancer After Surgery, M Braun
27. Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, S Goyle
28. Liver Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, S Fraser, MA Hilal

PART V: Melanoma
29. Management of Primary Melanoma, S Sim
30. Melanoma in Pregnancy, S Sim
31. Medical Management of Metastatic Melanoma,
F Al-Terkait

PART VI: Lung cancer
32. LungCancer - Initial Diagnosis and Work up, E Takeuchi
33. Adjuvant Therapy for Resected NSCLC, C Siller
34. Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, N Rohatgi
35. Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung, J Naik

PART VII: Breast and ovarian cancer
36. Indications for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer, RO Cearbhaill
37. Management of HER2 - Positive Breast cancer, D Power
38. Advanced Breast Cancer in the Elderly, S Waters
39. Approach to a Breast Cancer Patient with a Positive Family History, F Collinson
40. First-line Treatment of Ovarian Cancer, D Power
41. Chemotherapy for Relapsed Ovarian Cancer, F Collinson
42. Chemo-radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer, RO Cearbhaill

PART VIII: Uncommon cancers
43. GIST - Selection of Patients with Imatinib Therapy, M Krebs
44. Chemo Radiotherapy in Head & Neck Cancer, A Siva
45. Choriocarcinoma, S Darby
46. Merkel Cell Tumour, A Young
47. Brain Tumours, R Prestwich
48. Thymoma, N Vasudev
49. Adrenocortical Cancers - Medical Care, S Baka

PART IX: Psychosocial issues and symptom control
50. Approach to Psychological Aspects of Cancer Care, AM O’Dwyer
51. Breaking Bad News, U Hofmann
52. Social Issues in Cancer Patients, P Wright
53. Pain - A General Approach, L Nicholson
54. Pain Relie - A Special Problem, R Sheils

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Information last updated: 7 September 2010