Single best answers to 500+ questions covering all of the key exam topics Perfect preparation and practice for the medical oncology SCE and a valuable tool for the FRCR (Oncology) and ESMO exams Produced in partnership with the Association of Cancer Physicians (ACP) Written by senior trainees and consultants and verified by experienced medical oncology consultants in the style of the specialty certificate exam, this collection of 500 single best answers offers an ideal preparation for success. The aim of 500 SBAs for the Medical Oncology Specialty Certificate Exam is to provide an important evidence-based resource for trainees and non-trainees in preparation for the SCE in Medical Oncology. The practice questions enable learners to assess their own knowledge and identify gaps for further learning. Single-best answer (SBA) questions are accompanied with a description of the answer that highlights important trial data, NICE/other national guidelines and resources. The question number and layout closely mirrors that of the SCE blueprint. Topics covered follow the blueprint of the exam closely, and include: Scientific basis of malignancy, Systemic anti-cancer therapy, Acute oncology, Supportive therapies and palliative care, Breast cancer, Upper GI cancer, Colorectal and anal cancer, Lung and thoracic cancer, Gynaecological cancers, Urological and germ cell cancers, Haematological cancers, Skin cancer, Sarcoma. Less common cancers (Head and neck, CNS cancers, Endocrine), Carcinoma of unknown primary, Professional skills and ethics. Make this book the last thing you use before you take the exam.

So the fun of being a medical student is over, you're fully relaxed. All those hours of stressful learning seem a million miles away...but as the time gets closer to that day in August, you wonder what it will be like and whether you'll cope. Arrrrrrrgh!!! Relax, we all feel this way and it is true that those first few days are probably the most stressful of all...which is why this book was written. Here I present to you the information that you really need to survive! Written by a junior doctor who has made the mistakes in those first few weeks that you're now going to avoid. Yippy!!! This book is different in that it is a workbook written in a completely informal style for you to enjoy! And yes, I did say enjoy...So work through it at your own pace, safe in the knowledge that by the end of the book you WILL be ready and raring to go! Good luck!

So the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) part of the Final MB is fast approaching and you still haven't got a clear sequence of steps for all the possible examinations you could be asked...arrrgh! This is why this book was written with all the best bits that I have picked up, incorporated into one point by point system examination for you to learn off by heart. I am so confident that you will PASS with this book that if you don't, I will gladly refund the cost!