Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CONSIDERATIONS OF RATIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Biologic and Pharmacologic Basis of Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy
Roland T. Skeel and Samir N. Khleif

Systemic Assessment of the Patient with Cancer and Long Term Consequences of Treatment
Roland T. Skeel

Selection of Treatment for the Patient with Cancer
Roland T. Skeel

CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AND BIOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND THEIR USE

Antineoplastic Drugs and Biologic Response Modifiers:: Classification, Use, and Toxicity of Clinically Useful Agents
Roland T. Skeel

High Dose Chemotherapy with Progenitor Cell and Cytokine Support
Roberto Rodriguez and Chatchada Karanes

CHEMOTHERAPY OF HUMAN CANCER

Carcinomas of the Head and Neck
Harlan Pinto

Carcinoma of the Lung
Sophie Sun and Joan H. Schiller

Carcinomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Al B. Benson, III

Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Liver, Gallbladder, and Bile Ducts
Rekha Chaudhary

Carcinoma of the Breast
Iman Mohamed

Gynecologic Cancer
Stephen Andrews

Urologic and Male Genital Cancers
Joseph S. Chan, Scott B. Saxman, and Craig R. Nichols

Kidney Cancer
Walter D.Y. Quan and Mikhail Vinogradov

Thyroid and Adrenal Carcinomas
Haitham S. Abu-Lebdeh and Samir N. Khleif

Melanomas and Other Skin Malignancies
Karen S. Milligan and Walter D.Y. Quan

Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors
April L. Fitzsimmons and Tracy T. Batchelor

Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Robert S. Benjamin

Bone Sarcomas
Robert S. Benjamin

Acute Leukemias
Olga Frankfurt and Martin S. Tallman

Chronic Leukemias
Peter White and Paul Walker

Myeloproliferative and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Peter White and Paul Walker

Hodgkins Lymphoma
Richard S. Stein and David S. Morgan

Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Richard S. Stein and John P. Greer

Multiple Myeloma, Other Plasma Cell Disorders, and Primary Amyloidosis
Mohamed Hussein

Metastatic Cancer of Unknown Origin
James M. Leonardo

HIV-Associated Malignancies
Mary Cianfrocca

Side Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy
Janelle M. Tipton

SELECTED ASPECTS OF SUPPORTIVE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER

Infections:: Etiology, Treatment, and Prevention
Joan M. Duggan

Transfusion Therapy, Bleeding, and Clotting
Mary R. Smith and NurJehan Quraishy

Oncology Emergencies and Critical Care Issues:: Anaphylaxis, Spinal Cord Compression, Cerebral Edema, Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, Hypercalcemia, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, and Respiratory Failure
Roland T. Skeel

Malignant Pleural, Peritoneal, and Pericardial Effusions and Meningeal Infiltrates
Rekha Chaudhary

Cancer Pain
Michael Fisch and Charles Cleeland

Emotional and Psychiatric Problems in Patients with Cancer
Kathleen S.N. Franco-Bronson and Kristi S. Williams