Multiple Primary Malignancies

• Nosography.- Epidemiology: Data from Cancer Registries.- Bioinformatics in MPM: Using Decision Trees To Predict a Second Tumor Site.- Carcinogenesis.- Iatrogenic Second Tumors.- Immunodeficiency and Multiple Primary Malignancies.- Multiple Primary Malignancies and Human Papilloma Virus Infections.- The Hereditary Syndromes.- Multifocal and Multicentric Tumors.- The Cancer Spectrum Related to Hereditary and Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancers.- The Role of Genetic Predisposition and Environmental Factors in the Occurrence of Multiple Different Solid Tumors. The Experience of the University Hospital of Sienna.- “Sporadic” Colorectal Tumors in Multiple Primary Malignancies.- Multiple Primary Malignancies: “Non-codified” Associations.- Laboratory for Patients at Risk of Multiple Primary Malignancies.- Multiple Primary Malignancies: Role of Advanced Endoscopy To Identify Synchronous and Metachronous Tumors of the Digestive Tract.- Diagnostic Imaging Techniques for Synchronous Multiple Tumors.- “DNA-Guided” Therapy.- Chemoprevention.- Conclusions.

From the reviews: "This volume ... focus casual associations rather than chance in multiple primary malignancies. ... Practitioners and researchers in surgery, oncology, and allied fields are the intended audience. ... It will be of most interest to those with a research or clinical interest in multiple primary tumors occurring through circumstance ... rather than chance. ... This is an excellent reference with particular strength in the area of hereditary syndromes. ... Other workers in the field will find it of interest." (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Review Service, July, 2009)