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Dedications Contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1. Preinvasive Disease of the Cervix, William T. Creasman 2. Preinvasive Disease of the Vagina and Vulva and Related Disorders, William T. Creasman 3. Invasive Cervical Cancer, Bradley J. Monk and Krishnansu S. Tewaria 4. Endometrial Hyperplasia, Estrogen Therapy, and the Prevention of Endometrial Cancer, Joan L. Walker and Rosemary E. Zuna 5. Adenocarcinoma of the Uterus, William T. Creasman 6. Sarcoma of the Uterus, D. Scott McMeekin 7. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease, John Soper and William T. Creasman 8. Invasive Cancer of the Vulva, Frederick B. Stehman 9. Invasive Cancer of the Vagina and Urethra, Brian M. Slomovitz and Robert L. Coleman 10. The Adnexal Mass and Early Ovarian Cancer, Philip J. DiSaia 11. Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Larry J. Copeland 12. Germ Cell, Stromal, and Other Ovarian Tumors, Michael A. Bidus, Christopher M. Zahn and G. Scott Rose 13. Fallopian Tube Cancer, Jan S. Sunde, Keith J. Kaplan and G. Scott Rose 14. Breast Diseases, James V. Fiorica 15. Colorectal and Bladder Cancer, Philip J. DiSaia 16. Cancer in Pregnancy, Krishnansu S. Tewari 17. Complications of Disease and Therapy, Daniel L. Clarke-Pearson 18. Basic Principles of Chemotherapy, Christina S. Chu and Stephen C. Rubin 19. Tumor Immunology, Host Defense Mechanisms, and Biologic Therapy, Philip J. DiSaia 20. Genes and Cancer, David G. Mutch and Philip J. DiSaia 21. Palliative Care and Quality of Life, Bradley J. Monk and Lari Wenzel 22. Role of Laparoscopic Surgery in Gynecologic Malignancies, Robert S.Mannel 23. Epidemiology of Commonly Used Statistical Terms, and Analysis of Clinical Studies, Wendy R. Brewster APPENDICES A. Staging, William T. Creasman B. Modified from Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Philip J. DiSaia C. Blood Component Therapy, Philip J. DiSaia D. Suggested Recommendations for Routine Cancer Screening, William T. Creasman E. Nutritional Therapy, Philip J. DiSaia F. Basic Principles in Gynecologic Radiotherapy, Catheryn M. Yashar Index