Product Description: Brachytherapy is the delivery of radiation therapy using sealed sources which are placed as close as possible to the site to be treated. It is applicable for the treatment of tumours where a radiation source can be placed within a body cavity such as the oesophagus or bronchus or where the tumour is accessible to needle or catheter sources being placed within it, such as the head and neck and skin...read more

Product Description: External beam therapy is the most common form of radiotherapy, delivering ionizing radiation such as high-energy x-rays, gamma rays or electron beams directly into the location of the patient's tumour. The beam is generated externally, with no radioactive sources placed within the patient'sbody...read more

This text provides a perspective of oncology for the palliative care professional. It focuses on the issues related to the advanced stages of malignancy and problems related to recurrent malignancy. This textbook gives an overview of the main primary sites of cancer, describing the disease and patterns of progression together with the common approaches to treatment. There is an emphasis on the problems of recurrent and advanced cancer, the pathophysiology of symptoms and the key factors influencing treatment decisions throughout. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are discussed. There is also a chapter that considers the management of cancer when the primary site is unknown. (view table of contents)