Undergraduate
..Year 3
- Clinical Clerkship Oncology Handbook Revision 6 - 2012/2013
(updated December 2011)
- Reading Resources: Textbook: "Practical Clinical Oncology" Edited by Louise Hanna, Tom Crosby and Fergus Macbeth - Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0-521-61816-8
- Must Read
- Optional Further Reference
Clinical Clerkship Oncology Handbook
Click here to get Clinical Clerkship Oncology Handbook
(Updated: August 2012)
Reading Resources:
"Practical Clinical Oncology” Edited by Louise Hanna, Tom Crosby and Fergus Macbeth, Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0-521-61816-8
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4: General introduction and treatment side effects
Chapter 6: Oncologic Emergencies
Chapter 7: Palliative care / Symptom Management
Chapter 13: Colorectal Cancer
Chapter 16: Breast Cancer
Chapter 19: Prostate Cancer
Chapter 28: Lung Cancer
Clerks doing a 2-week selective in Oncology will receive a copy of this textbook for study purposes
Must Read:
DICTATION: When dictating, use site code "5" to ensure the notes are transcribed by the cancer clinic transcription service
Selected guidelines only - see objectives (Oncology Clerkship Handbook - pages 11 to 13)
Optional Further References:
- Online Chapters: (Revised July 2012)
- BC Cancer Agency Cancer Management Guidelines / drug manual
- http://www.esmo.org/education-research/esmo-clinical-practice-guidelines.html
European Society for Medical Oncology minimal clinical recommendations (updated regularly)
Please note: Access to the ESMO guidelines can also be obtained via UWO library: http://www.lib.uwo.ca “Annals of Oncology”, May 2010 issue, volume 21 supplement 5 - National Comprehensive Cancer Network (USA)
- Cancer Care Ontario - Canadian Cancer Statistics
- Adjuvantonline.com - Estimates of treatment effect (lung, colon, breast cancers)
- Clinical trials
- Quality of Life Assessment
- CNS Brochure
- Radiation Oncology Overview
- Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines
- UWO Western Libraries www.lib.uwo.ca
LHSC Health Sciences Library Services (available on the LHSC Intranet only) http://www.lhsc.on.ca/priv/library - Clinician-Patient Communication: Evidence-based recommendations to guide practice in cancer [G Rodin, C. Zimmerman, C Mayer, D Howell, M Katz, J Sussman, JA Mackay, M Brouwers] - Current Oncology, Vol. 16, Number 6, December 2009
- Call of Death Article (Journal of Clinical Oncology – Volume 28, Number 16, June 1, 2010)
“Certain Death in Uncertain Time: Informing Hope by Quantifying a Best Case Scenario” Belinda E. Kiely, Martin H.N. Tattersall, and Martin R. Stockler - A cool overview on improving your presentations - tools and tips
- US National Cancer Institute "Understanding Cancer"
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