Carcinomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract Jessica Yarber Sheetal M. Kircher Al B. Benson III I. INTRODUCTION Cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and anus)…
Carcinoma of the Lung Lorraine C. Pelosof David E. Gerber Joan H. Schiller I. INTRODUCTION Carcinoma of the lung is responsible for roughly 160,000 deaths each year in the United…
Carcinomas of the Head and Neck Frank E. Mott Ibrahim Ebada Sadek Josh David Simmons I. INTRODUCTION Data from the National Cancer Institute’s SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) program…
Selection of Treatment for the Patient With Cancer Roland T. Skeel I. SETTING TREATMENT GOALS A. Patient perspective Although patients most often come to the physician looking for medical perspective…
Systematic Assessment of the Patient With Cancer and Consequences of Treatment Roland T. Skeel I. ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS A. Pathologic diagnosis is critical Although it might seem obvious that the…
Principles of Cancer Immunotherapy Mario Sznol I. INTRODUCTION Agents that produce anticancer activity through one or more components of the immune system play an important and, in some cases, a…
Biologic Basis of Molecular Targeted Therapy Osama E. Rahma Paul R. Kunk Samir N. Khleif I. INTRODUCTION Molecular targeted therapy (MTT) is a new approach to cancer treatment that resulted…
Biologic and Pharmacologic Basis of Cancer Chemotherapy Roland T. Skeel I. GENERAL MECHANISMS BY WHICH CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS CONTROL CANCER The purpose of treating cancer with chemotherapeutic agents, whether traditional or…
