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Head and Neck Cancer Lori J. Wirth, Paul M. Busse, Daniel Deschler INTRODUCTION Cancers of the head and neck are composed of a spectrum of malignant neoplasms. Most commonly, however,…

Rectal Cancer Theodore S. Hong EPIDEMIOLOGY In 2013 there were approximately 143,000 Americans diagnosed with colon and rectal cancer. Approximately 2/3 will involve the colon and 1/3 the rectum. Epidemiological…

Bladder Cancer Richard J. Lee EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS More than 350,000 new cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed per year worldwide. In the United States, bladder cancer is the…

Comprehensive End-of-Life Care Jennifer Shin, Jennifer Temel INTRODUCTION Comprehensive end-of-life (EOL) care is an essential component of oncology. While we aim to cure as many patients as possible, many of…

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Metastatic Prostate Cancer Matthew R. Smith INCIDENCE Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and a leading cause of cancer death. In the United States, there were…

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Pain Management Juliet Jacobsen, Vicki Jackson INTRODUCTION Cancer causes pain. Although studies give varying results, even the most conservative studies report that at least 20% of patients have pain at…

Immunology of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Srinivas Viswanathan, Yi-Bin Chen Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has wide applications in the treatment of hematologic malignancies, congenital and acquired disorders of hematopoiesis,…

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