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The Washington Manual of Oncology

Ramaswamy Govindan, M.D.
Matthew A. Arquette, M.D.

Chapter 1. Principles of Clinical Trials
Kathryn M. Trinkaus and J. Philip Miller
Chapter 2. Chemotherapy: Principles and Pharmacology
Chris Papageorgio and Howard L. McLeod
Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Patient Management in Radiation Oncology
Jeffrey D. Bradley and Carlos A. Perez
Chapter 4. Principles of Surgical Oncology
Rebecca L. Aft
Chapter 5. Principles of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation
Peter Westervelt, Ravi Vij, and John DiPersio
Chapter 6. AIDS-Associated Malignancies
Benjamin Tan and Lee Ratner
Chapter 7. Breast Cancer
Marcia L. Chantler and Mohammad Jahanzeb
Chapter 8. Central Nervous System Tumors
Dennis Rivet, Michael Chicoine, Joseph Simpson, and Matthew A. Arquette
Chapter 9. Endocrine Malignancies
Steven Hunt and Gerard M. Doherty
Chapter 10. Gastrointestinal Malignancies

• Chapter 10A. Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
• Revathi Suppiah, Will Read, and Ramaswamy Govindan
• Chapter 10B. Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancers
• Benjamin Tan and Joel Picus
• Chapter 10C. Colorectal Malignancies
• Elaine M. Majerus, Elisa Birnbaum, and Joel Picus

Chapter 11. Gynecologic Malignancies
Matthew A. Powell and Janet S. Rader
Chapter 12. Head and Neck Cancer
Matthew A. Arquette
Chapter 13. Lung Cancer
Ali Al Shanquetti, Carol Kaplan, and Ramaswamy Govindan
Chapter 14. Leukemia
Randy Brown and Hanna Khoury
Chapter 15. Lymphoma
Nina D. Wagner and Nancy L. Bartlett
Chapter 16. Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
William Read and Ravi Vij
Chapter 17. Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Myeloproliferative Syndrome
Charles Eby and Doug Adkins
Chapter 18. Sarcoma
Arnel M. Pallera, Matthew A. Arquette, and Douglas J. McDonald
Chapter 19. Malignant Melanoma and Skin Cancer
J. Daniel Cuevas and Eric Whitman
Chapter 20. Testicular Cancer and Germ Cell Tumors
Burton M. Needles and J. Daniel Cuevas
Chapter 21. Urinary Tract Cancer

• Chapter 21A. Kidney Cancer
• Michael Naughton, Burton M. Needles, and Chandru Sundaram
• Chapter 21B. Cancer of the Bladder
• Michael Naughton and Burton M. Needles
• Chapter 21C. Prostate Cancer
• Bill Blum and Joel Picus
• Chapter 21D. Penile Cancer
• Steven Brandes, Joel Picus, and Marcia L. Chantler

Chapter 22. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site
Arnel . Pallera and Alan P. Lyss
Chapter 23. Thymoma and Mesothelioma
Bryan F. Meyers and Richard Battafarano
Chapter 24. Pain Management and Palliative Care
Gary Ratkin and Robert Swarm
Chapter 25. Coagulation Disorders in Cancer
Morey A. Blinder and Rajesh Behl
Chapter 26. Infections in Cancer Patients
Thomas Bailey and Russell Little
Chapter 27. Oncologic Emergencies
William Read and Alex Denes
Chapter 28. Nursing Issues in the Patient with Cancer
Edie Romvari and Paula Goldberg
Chapter 29. Hospice Care
Colleen R. Gilmore
Chapter 30. Blood Transfusion in the Practice of Oncology
Lawrence T. Goodnough
Chapter 31. Nutritional Support for the Cancer Patient
Carolina C. Javier
Chapter 32. Psychosocial Issues in Oncology
Teresa L. Deshields
Chapter 33. Smoking Cessation: A Practical Approach
Mark S. Walker
Chapter 34. Hematopoietic Growth Factors
Kristie Blum and Benjamin Tan
Chapter 35. Oncologic Imaging
Sanjeev Bhalla
Appendix: Chemotherapy Regimens
Donna M. Gamma and Kristan M. Augustin