(BIG sites)1. Head and Neck Cancer_General principles2. Lung Cancer3. Prostate Cancer (Smaller Sites)4. Small Cell/Mesothelioma5. Renal cell cancer/Bladder Cancer/ Penile cancer6. Oesophageal Cancer7. Biliary cancer8. Pancreatic Cancer (Miscellaneous)9. Lymphomas10. Soft Tissue Sacomas11. Bone Sarcomas12. Differentiated Thyroid Cancers13. Medullary Thryoid Cancers

Credits: Shefali Parikh (Group 1 notes adapted from Vanita Gandhi's notes) There are two groups of notes for site-specific tumours. These notes are to help you get started and provide a template for you to build your own. Please note, they are not designed to comprehensively cover all of oncology knowledge but to provide a … Continue reading Site-Specific Tumour Site Notes

This content includes summaries of EBRT management: immobilisation, contours, IGRT principles and managing gaps for all tumour sites. However access needs a subscription to the site. It is a one time payment for a year of access to many additional site-specific notes as well as radiotherapy management notes.

A summary of staging for most cancer sites, 2023. Classifying and comparing staging makes it much easier to remember. You will notice patterns across sites and be able to purposefully notice discriminating features that enable you to actively avoid confusion. *now updated with FIGO 2023 endometrial staging* (Occasionally the images are not showing up on … Continue reading Staging for all

General principles: These are summary organ at risk tables to help make split second decisions in exams about acceptability of plans or give a gross indication of tolerances. Tolerance limit will vary according to the institution, fractionation and patient factors. This is NOT meant for clinical use or patient care. It is simply to help … Continue reading Organs at risk

To be able to compare death rates, you need deed to standardise death rates, to reflect differences in age distribution between countriesFor example the median age in Sudan is 19 years and the median age in England is nearly 41 years. Clearly simply comparing crude mortality rates without standardisation will not give you a fair … Continue reading Mortality Rates and Standardisation

Decision on which statistical test to use for hypothesis testing depends on:Type of data (continuous or categorical)Whether the groups are independent or pairedWhether the data is normally distributed or notNumber of groups CONTINUOUS OUTCOMES Paired groups:Repeated data on the same groups of patients e.g. before & after intervention CATEGORICAL OUTCOMES E.g. percentages or proportionsWill usually … Continue reading Statistical tests and comparing variables