Surgical oncologist Professor Fred Stephens and medical oncologist Professor Richard Fox have provided one of the best and most comprehensive guides to all aspects of cancer for anyone with an interest and involvement in this now very common medical problem. Cancer Explained covers all the general information needed to understand how cancer develops, why it is sometimes able to spread within the body and become fatal, and how it is managed and most often cured. For those with a specific cancer problem the second half of the book provides detailed information on the diagnosis and management of most common cancers.
Written in an easy-to-read style, the book provides an essential overview of current information on cancer and a valuable reference for those who develop cancer. The authors stress the curability of most cancers with modern multidisciplinary management and provide valuable advice on prevention, early diagnosis and current therapies.
The second edition expands and brings up to date what was, in the first edition, a comprehensive source of information on cancer for the general community.