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Contents
- Front matter
  - Quick Reference Material
  - Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Cancer in the UK
  - Chapter 1 Cancer in the UK
  - Incidence of cancer in the UK
  - Cancer mortality
  - Cancer survival
  - The GP contract and cancer care
  - Cancer and palliative care indicators
- Chapter 2 Prevention of cancer
  - Chapter 2 Prevention of cancer
  - Primary prevention
  - Secondary prevention
  - Cervical cancer screening
  - Breast cancer screening
  - Colorectal cancer screening
  - Prostate cancer screening
- Chapter 3 Diagnosis of cancer
  - Chapter 3 Diagnosis of cancer
  - Assessment of suspected cancer
  - Suspected brain, head, or neck cancer
  - Suspected gastrointestinal cancer
  - Suspected women’s cancers
  - Suspected urological cancer
  - Alarm symptoms for other cancers
  - Diagnosis of cancer in children
- Chapter 4 Principles of cancer treatment
  - Chapter 4 Principles of cancer treatment
  - Treatment decisions
  - Treatment intent
  - Surgery
  - Radiotherapy
  - Chemotherapy
  - Procedures
  - Complementary therapy
  - Communication
- Chapter 5 Oncology emergencies
  - Chapter 5 Oncology emergencies
  - Bleeding
  - Venous obstruction
  - Neurological and orthopaedic emergencies
  - Other emergencies
- Chapter 6 Specific cancers
  - Chapter 6 Specific cancers
  - Lung cancer
  - Breast cancer
  - Ovarian cancer
  - Other gynaecological cancers
  - Prostate cancer
  - Other urological cancers
  - Upper gastrointestinal cancer
  - Colorectal cancer
  - Acute leukaemia
  - Lymphoma
  - Other haematological malignancies
  - Brain and spinal cord tumours
  - Skin cancer
  - Head and neck tumours
  - Other cancers
  - Childhood cancer
- Chapter 7 Palliative care
  - Chapter 7 Palliative care
  - Palliative care in general practice
  - Pain control
  - Mouth problems
  - Cough and breathlessness
  - Nausea and vomiting
  - Other GI problems
  - Skin care
  - The last 48 hours
- Chapter 8 Benefits and legal aspects of care in the community
  - Chapter 8 Benefits and legal aspects of care in the community
  - Pensions and benefits
  - Occupational illness
  - Support of informal carers
  - Controlled drugs
  - Licensing of drugs
  - Certifying fitness to work
  - Confirmation and certification of death
  - Mental Capacity, consent and decisions
  - Euthanasia
- Chapter 9 Useful information and contacts for GPs
  - Chapter 9 Useful information and contacts for GPs
  - Useful information and contacts for GPs
  - Information and contacts for patients, relatives and carers
- Index
  - Index

This online reference provides the practising GP with all the information needed to help in the management of patients with cancer.

About the Authors

Max Watson, Consultant Palliative Medicine Northern Ireland Hospice, Belfast Lecturer Palliative Medicine, University of Ulster Special Adviser the Hospice friendly Hospitals Programme, Dublin

Chantal Simon, General Practitioner, Bournemouth, Dorset, and Editor of InnovAiT

Audrey Fenton, Specialist Registrar Medical Oncology, Belfast City Hospital

Anne Drake, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Belfast City Hospital

Caroline McLoughlin, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Northern Trust, Coleraine

Richard Wilson, Consultant/Senior Lecturer in Oncology, Clinical Director, N. Ireland Cancer Clinical Trials Unit Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Belfast Cancer Centre, Belfast, Ireland

Disclaimer: Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work.

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