Table of Contents

1. The Natural History and Biology of Cancer (Glenn Liu and H. Ian Robbins). 2. Carcinogenesis (John DiGiovanni and Suryanarayana V. Vulimiri). 3. Genomics, Proteomics and Microarray Analysis (Javed Khan). 4. Genetic Predisposition to Cancer (Gordon B. Mills). 5. Cancer Epidemiology (Melissa Bondy, et al.). 6. The Chemoprevention of Cancer (W.K. Hong, et al.). 7. Screening and Early Detection (David Sloan). 8a. Cancer Diagnosis: Imaging (Didier Buthiau, et al.). 8b. Cancer Diagnosis: Pathology (Stephen Peiper). 9. The Role of Cancer Staging in Evidence-Based Medicine (P.A. Grome, et al.). 10a. Principles of Surgical Oncology (Michael J. Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Snell). 10b. Principles of Radiation Oncology (Brian O'Sullivan and John Waldron). 10c. Principles of Medical Oncology (James H. Doroshow). 11. Tumor Immunotherapy (Joshua Ellenhorn and Kim Margolin). 12. Bone Marrow Transplation (George Somlo). 13. Biostatistics and Clinical Trials (Francoise Meunier, et al.). 14. Skin Cancer and Melanoma (B.H. Burmeister, et al.) 15. Head and Neck Cancer (Jonathan Irish and Anne Lee). 16. Endocrine Tumors (Sanziana Roman and Robert Udelsman). 17. Lung Cancer (Ron Burkes, et al.). 18. Liver Cancer (Steven A. Curley and Zhao-You Tang). 19. Esophageal Carcinoma (Lawrence Leichman). 20. Cancer of the Stomach (Yasuhiro Kodera, et al.). 21. Cancer of the Pancreas (Douglas B. Evans, et al.). 22. Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (M.A. Gil-Delgado, et al.). 23. Breast Cancer (Caroline Lohrish and Martine Piccart). 24. Cancer and Precursor Lesions of the Uterine Cervix (Michele Follen, et al.). 25. Gynecologic Cancer (J. Lou Benedet). 26. Cancer of the Prostate (Louise Dennis). 27. Genitoutinary Cancer (Mary K. Gospodarowicz). 28. Tumours of the Central Nervous System (Charles J. Vecht). 29. Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Peter W. Pisterts). 30. The Lymphomas (David Khayay, et al.). 31. The Leukemias (Frederick R. Appelbaum). 32. Pediatric Malignancies (David T. Scadden). 34. Oncological Emergencies (Glenn Liu and H. Ian Robbins). 35. Pain Management (Betty Ferrell). 36. Nutrition and Cancer (Nicole M. Daignault, et al.). 37. Rehabilitation of the Cancer Patient (Theresa Gillis). 38. Supportive Care and the Quality of Life Assessment (A. Goldhirsch, et al.). 39. Cancer in the Elderly (Riccardo A. Audisio, et al.). Index.

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