This handbook was written by experienced oncologists in their respective
fields. I would like to convey my sincere thanks to all of them for their outstanding
contribution. I am especially grateful to the editors, professors
Raphael Catane, Nathan Cherny, Marianne Kloke, Stephan Tanneberger, and
Dirk Schrijvers, for without their ceaseless efforts this excellent piece of
work could not have been accomplished.