Cancer Treatment and Research<br >Foreword<br >Whcrc do you begin to look for a recenL authoritative article on the diagnosis<br >or managcnlcnt of particular malignancy? The few general oncology text-<br >books are generally out of date. Single papers in specialized journals are<br >informative lint seidom comprehensive; these are more often preliminary<br >reports on a very limited number of patients. Certain general journals fre-<br >quently publish good in-depth reviews of cancer topics， and published sym-<br >posium lcctures are often the best overviews available. Unfortunately， these<br >rcvicws and supplements appear sporadically， and the reader can never be<br >sure when a topic of special interest will be covered.<br > ( anccr Treatment and Research is a series of authoritative volumes which<br >aim to mcet lllis need. It is an attempt to establish a critical mass of oncology<br >literature covering virtually all oncology topics， revised frequently to keep thc<br > coverage tip to date， easily available on a single library shelf or by a single<br > personal subscription.<br > We have approached the problem in the following fashion. First， by divid-<br > ing lhc ontology literature into specific subdivisions such as lung cancer，<br > genitourinary cancer， pediatric oncology， etc. Second， by asking eminent<br > aulhorities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an<br > annual or biannual basis. Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume<br > appearing frequently and predictably， discussing current diagnosis， staging，<br > markers~ all forms of treatment modalities， basic biology， and more.<br > In Cancer Treatment and Research， we have an outstanding group of<br > editors， each having made a major commitment to bring to this new series the<br > very best literature in his or her field. Kluwer Academic Publishers has made<br > an c qually major commitment to the rapid publication of high quality books，<br > alld worldwide distribution.<br > Where can you go to find quickly a recent authoritative article on any<br > major oncology problem? We hope that Cancer Treatment and Research pro-<br > vides an answer.<br > WII.LIAM L. MO(.IUIRF.<br > Series Editor<br >