Nasopharyngeal Cancer - Multidisciplinary Management provides a comprehensive account of the current state of knowledge on nasopharyngeal cancer and its multidisciplinary management. The first ten chapters document contain essential background information on subjects such as epidemiology, pathogenesis, molecular biology, pathology, and the use of imaging in diagnosis and staging. Subsequently, the various treatment options and combinations in a range of settings are examined in depth. Detailed attention is given to the roles of concurrent, adjuvant, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy and advanced radiotherapy techniques. Further chapters then explore surgical treatment, follow-up, treatment of metastatic disease, treatment-related complications, and nasopharyngeal cancer in children. This is an important book that will prove essential reading for the radiation oncology community worldwide and meet the need for substantial improvements in knowledge of modern techniques.

The Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Pathogenesis and Etiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Molecular Signaling Pathways in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Natural History, Presenting Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Screening and Early Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Familial Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Pathology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Imaging in the Diagnosis and Staging of Carcinoma of Nasopharynx
Prognostic Factors in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Early Stage Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Highly Curative Disease with Radiation Therapy
Drug Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Cytotoxic and Targeted Therapy
The Intergroup 0099 Trial for Nasopharyngeal Cancer: History, Perceptions, and Transitions
Concurrent Chemotherapy-Enhanced Radiation: Trials and Conclusions
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Trials and Conclusions
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Advances in the Technology of Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Selection and Delineation of Target Volumes in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Post-treatment Follow-Up of Patients with Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Management of Patients with Failure Following Definitive Radiation Therapy: Reirradiation in Patients with Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Surgery for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Systemic Treatment for Incurable Recurrent and/or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Long-Term Complications in the Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
Staging of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.