Medical Oncology Illustrated Board Review
A visually rich, ABIM-aligned board review with over 350 practice questions and 3 full mock exams – total access to more than 1000 multiple choice questions! This engaging new hematology-oncology review delivers a high-yield approach to preparing for the ABIM Medical Oncology Certification Exam. Organized by exam blueprint categories, this comprehensive resource combines more than 250 full-color illustrations and images, evidence-based standards of care, and more than 1000 board-style questions with detailed rationales. Designed to support oncology fellows from the start of their training through exam day, the text reinforces key concepts visually while providing robust opportunities for self-assessment and exam simulation through ExamPrepConnect.
Key Features:
- Blueprint-driven review: Chapters aligned to ABIM exam categories and proportional weighting
- Reinforced with visuals and concise takeaways: Over 250 color illustrations and images, more than 100 tables, and clinical key points throughout
- Practice for success: More than 1000 board-style multiple choice questions with answers and detailed rationales
- Evidence-based standards: Reflects current medical oncology practice and treatment recommendations
- Led by World-Renowned Expert and Educator: Dr. Ashkan Emadi has been an exceptional teacher and mentor to hematology-oncology fellows and other physicians for decades
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Chapter 1. Basic and Translational Oncology
Subchapter 1.1. Signal Transduction and Genomics
Dominique Bollino, Samantha Hall, and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 1.2. Tumor Immunology
Dominique Bollino and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 1.3. Hereditary Cancers
Dominique Bollino, Samantha Hall, and Ashkan Emadi
Chapter 2. Cancer Pharmacology
Subchapter 2.1. Conventional Cytotoxic Chemotherapy
Ciera Bernhardi and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 2.2. Hormonal Therapies and PARP Inhibitors, Epigenetic Modulators, Proteosome Inhibitors, IMiDs, and Differentiating Agents
Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 2.3. Targeted Therapies
Yuchen Liu and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 2.4. Immunotherapeutics for Cancer Treatment
Yuchen Liu, Samantha J. Hall, and Ashkan Emadi
Chapter 3. Research Methodology and Supportive Care
Subchapter 3.1. Research Ethics, Clinical Research Methodology, and Biostatistics
Farin Kamangar, Laurie Lyckholm, and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 3.2. Oncologic Emergencies
Stephen Yu and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 3.3. Clinical Manifestations of Advanced Cancer and Treatment
Bhavana Bhatnagar and Laurel Lyckholm
Subchapter 3.4. Cancer Pain and Procedure-Related Issues
Laurel Lyckholm and Bhavana Bhatnagar
Subchapter 3.5. Communication, Survivorship, and End-of-Life Issues
Laurel Lyckholm and Bhavana Bhatnagar
Chapter 4. Thoracic and Head and Neck Cancers
Subchapter 4.1. Head and Neck Cancers
Sidra Najeeb
Subchapter 4.2. Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Mohammed Almubarak and Adrienne Duckworth
Subchapter 4.3. Small Cell Lung Cancer
Mohammed Almubarak and Adrienne Duckworth
Subchapter 4.4. Pleural Mesothelioma
Pooja Gogia and Mohammed Almubarak
Subchapter 4.5. Thymoma and Thymus Cancers
Pooja Gogia and Mohammed Almubarak
Chapter 5. Breast Cancer
Subchapter 5.1. Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Paula Y. Rosenblatt, Danish Safi, Bei Jiang, Christen L. Jordan, and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 5.2. Metastatic Breast Cancer
Paula Y. Rosenblatt, Danish Safi, Bei Jiang, Christen L. Jordan, Ashkan Emadi
Chapter 6. Gastrointestinal Cancers
Subchapter 6.1. Esophageal Cancer
Prashanti Atluri
Subchapter 6.2. Gastric Cancer
Prashanti Atluri
Subchapter 6.3. Pancreatic Cancer
Brian Boone
Subchapter 6.4. Hepatocellular Cancer
Prashanti Atluri
Subchapter 6.5. Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Nour Daboul
Subchapter 6.6. Small Bowel, Appendiceal, and Anal Cancers
Prashanti Atluri
Chapter 7. Genitourinary Cancers
Subchapter 7.1. Kidney Cancers
Andrew Li and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 7.2. Bladder and Upper Urothelial Tract Cancers
Andrew Li, Raheel Siddiqui, and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 7.3. Prostate Cancer
Raheel Siddiqui and Thomas F. Hogan
Subchapter 7.4. Testicular Cancers
Sidra Najeeb
Chapter 8. Gynecologic Cancers
Subchapter 8.1. Ovarian Cancer
Ashkan Emadi and Mohammed Almubarak
Subchapter 8.2. Cervical Cancer
Ashkan Emadi and Mohammed Almubarak
Subchapter 8.3. Vulvar, Vaginal, and Endometrial Cancers; Uterine Sarcoma; and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Ashkan Emadi and Mohammed Almubarak
Chapter 9. Endocrine Tumors
Subchapter 9.1. Neuroendocrine Tumors
Prashanti Atluri
Subchapter 9.2. Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma, and Paraganglioma
Samantha Hall and Ashkan Emadi
Chapter 10. Central Nervous System Malignancies
Grace Tobin and Matthias Holdhoff
Chapter 11. Skin Cancers
Subchapter 11.1. Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinomas and Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Christine Barrett and Joanna Kolodney
Subchapter 11.2. Melanoma
Christine Barrett and Joanna Kolodney
Chapter 12. Rare Cancers
Subchapter 12.1. Bone and Soft-Tissue Sarcomas
Miklos Auber
Subchapter 12.2. Cancers of Unknown Primary Site
Ashkan Emadi
Chapter 13. Hematologic Malignancies
Subchapter 13.1. Acute Leukemias
Yamini Kathari and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 13.2. Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Yamini Kathari and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 13.3. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Yamini Kathari and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 13.4. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Leukemia
Yamini Kathari and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 13.5. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Salah Ud Din Safi
Subchapter 13.6. Hodgkin Lymphoma
Yamini Kathari, Samantha J. Hall, and Ashkan Emadi
Subchapter 13.7. Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
Lauren Veltri
Chapter 14. Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Subchapter 14.1. Allogeneic and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Kelly G. Ross
Subchapter 14.2. Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Kelly G. Ross
Subchapter 14.3. Cellular Therapy
Kelly G. Ross and Ashkan Emadi
Chapter 15. Practice Exam Questions
Chapter 16. Practice Exam Answers with Rationales
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- Release Date: July 28, 2026
- Paperback / softback
- 500 Pages
- Trim Size: 8.5in x 11in
- Number of Illustrations: 200
- ISBN: 9780826146632
- eBook ISBN: 9780826146649
