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.

Epidemiology

Pathogenesis and Etiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Molecular Biology and Genetics of Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Including Angiogenesis)
Natural History, Presenting Symptoms and Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Screening and Early Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Familial Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Pathology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Imaging in the Diagnosis and Staging of Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
Staging of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Prognostic Factors in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Early Stage Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Highly Curative Disease by Radiation Therapy
Drug Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Cytotoxic and Targeted Therapy
Combined Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Cancer: The INT-0099 as a Proof of Principle
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
Target Volume Delineation in the Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Follow-up of Patients after Definitive Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Management of Patients with Failure Following Definitive Radiation Therapy: Re-irradiation in Patients with Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Surgical Treatment of Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
Systemic Treatment for Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Treatment-Related Complications and Quality of Life after Treatment of Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Children
Subject Index
List of Contributors