Table of Content
General Principles Molecular Biology of Cancer Martin F. Fey Principles of Systemic Therapy Franco M. Muggia and Marc S. Ballas Principles and Examples of Cancer (Cell) Specific Therapies Ferry A. L. M. Eskens and Jaap Verweij Principles of Clinical Trials Wendy R. Parulekar, Elizabeth A. Eisenhauer, and Richard D. Gelber Disease-Specific Part Breast Cance Marco Colleoni, Silvia Dellapasqua, and Aron Goldhirsch Gynecological Cancer Susana Banerjee and Martin Gore Head and Neck Cancer Dirk Schrijvers and Lisa Licitra Primary Malignant Tumors of the Lung and Pleura Heine H. Hansen and Helle Pappot Gastrointestinal Cancer Rachel Wong, Ian Chau, and David Cunningham Cancers of the Genitourinary Tract Ronald de Wit and Cora N. Sternberg Sarcomas Jean-Yves Blay and Isabelle Ray-Coquard Leukemias Guido Marcucci, Meir Wetzler, John C. Byrd, Krzysztof Mrzek, and Clara D. Bloomfield Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas Jean-Franois Larouche and Bertrand Coiffier Hodgkin Lymphoma Sandra J. Horning Multiple Myeloma Antonio Palumbo and Francesca Gay Management of Gliomas, Medulloblastoma, CNS Germ Cell Tumors, and Carcinomas Metastatic to the CNS Andreas F. Hottinger, Damien C. Weber, Marc Levivier, and Roger Stupp Malignant Melanoma Alexander M. M. Eggermont Cancer of Unknown Primary Site Gedske Daugaard, Anne Kirstine Mller, and Bodil Laub Petersen Supportive Aspects Medical Emergencies Luis Paz-Ares, Jess Corral Jaime, Roco Garca-Carbonero Symptom Control and Palliative Care Shirley H. Bush and Eduardo Bruera Psycho-Oncology and Communication Darius Razavi and Alain Ronson Inherited Predisposition to Cancer: Genetic Counselling and Clinical Management Diana M. Eccles Appendix: Agents used in the treatment of cancer Gianluca Del Conte and Cristiana Sessa