Basic science of lung cancer -- clinical investigations -- basic treatment considerations -- current treatment strategies in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer -- current treatment strategies in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer -- current treatment strategies in small cell lung cancer -- treatment in specific patient groups and other settings -- treatment-related toxicity -- quality of life studies and prognostic factors -- technological advances in lung cancer -- biological advances in lung cancer -- clinical research in lung cancer.

Springer International Publishing, c. 2016

I. Science of Clinical Oncology : Biology and Cancer -- Genesis of Cancer -- Diagnosing Cancer -- Preventing and Treating Cancer
II. Problems Common to Cancer and its Therapy : Hematologic Problems and Infections -- Metabolic and Paraneoplastic Syndromes -- Local Effects of Cancer and its Metastasis -- Complications of Therapy -- Special Populations
III. Specific Malignancies : ....

Role of Modeling in Pharmacotherapeutics -- PET and Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Breast -- Functional Radiologic Imaging in Breast Cancer -- Prevention of Breast Cancer -- DCIS: Pathology and Molecular Markers -- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: A Modern Approach to Patient Management -- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ : Systemic Treatment -- Tailored Surgery for Early Breast Cancer: Surgical Techniques -- Tailored Surgery for Early Breast Cancer: Biological Aspects -- Tailored Surgery for Early Breast Cancer: The Very Young Woman -- Tailored Surgery for Older Women with Breast Cancer -- Tailored Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Stages I and II: Technical Aspects -- Breast Cancer Management in the Era of Molecular Medicine: Tailored Radiotherapy - Clinical and Biological Aspects....

"[This] is intended to serve as an informational document with
cross references and references built on the style and construction of an encyclopedia. It is not a definitive text book in oncology but the groundwork for initial knowledge on a wide variety of topics that involve oncology, especially those related to modern radiotherapy... This represents a reference document serving as a springboard for the identification of substantial areas of noteworthy oncology subject matters." (Directly quoted from the Preface)

Cardinal Manifestations of Cancer : Cardinal Manifestations of Cancer
Scientific Foundations of Cancer : Cancer Biology -- Cancer Immunology -- Cancer Etiology -- Translational Cancer Medicine -- Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention, and Screening -- Clinical Trials and Outcomes Assessment
Principles of Cancer Diagnosis : Cancer Pathology -- Imaging
Principles of Therapeutic Modalities : Surgical Oncology -- Radiation Oncology -- Medical Oncology -- Chemotherapy -- Chemotherapeutic Agents -- Biotherapeutics -- Endocrine Therapy -- Gene Therapy -- Bone Marrow Transplantation
Principles of Multidisciplinary Management : Psycho-Oncology -- Cancer Rahabilitation Medicine -- Multidisciplinary Management -- Pain and Palliation -- Central Nervous System -- The Eye -- Endocrine Glands -- Head and Neck -- Cancer of the Thorax....

Radiation in the treatment of cancer -- Uncertainty -- Mapping anatomy -- Designing a treatment beam -- Biology matters -- Designing a treatment plan -- Motion management -- Planning manually -- IMRT and "optimization" -- Proton therapy in water -- Proton therapy in the patient -- Quality assurance -- Confidence

Part I: Basic Concepts in Treatment Planning : Practical time-dose evaluations, or how to stop worrying and learn to love linear quadratics -- Second malignancies following radiotherapy -- Clinical principles and applications of chemoirradiation -- Imaging radiation therapy. Recent advances and their role in radiotherapy -- Physics of treatment planning in radiation oncology -- The simulation process in the determination and definition -- Clinical applications of high-energy electrons -- Treatment aids for external beam radiotherapy -- Three-dimensional treatment planning and conformal therapy -- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy -- Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy -- Physics and clinical aspects of brachytherapy -- Radiobiology of low- and high-dose-rate brachytherapy -- Clinical applications of low dose rate and medium dose rate brachytherapy -- Clinical applications of high-dose-rate brachytherapy -- Quality assurance in radiation oncology;
Part II: Practical Clinical Applications : Central nervous system tumors -- Head and neck cancer -- Breast cancer -- Carcinoma of the esophagus....