Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Preface to the Second Edition xv
5. Preface to the First Edition xvii
6. Acknowledgments xxi
7. Part I. Exposing Cancer
8. 1. First Steps 3
9. 2. What Is Cancer? 13
10. 3. Diagnosis, Staging, Curability 28
11. 4. Understanding Specific Cancers 59
12. 5. Why Cancer Develops 92
13. Part II. Attacking Cancer
14. 6. How Cancer Grows: The Basis of Cancer Treatments 125
15. 7. Cancer Treatments Revolve Around Metastasis 137
16. 8. Cancer Treatments at Work 167
17. 9. Personalized Cancer Medicine: Tailoring Treatment to the Patient 200
18. 10. Harnessing the Immune System 211
19. 11. Get Prepared to Survive 225
20. Appendix 1. Types of Cancer Medicine 239
21. Appendix 2. For More Information 244
22. Glossary 247
23. References 253
24. Index 273