1. The key: biological discreteness |
2. Core math |
3. The model of the spread of cancer cells |
4. Tumor size and cancer mortality (the SizeOnly equation) |
5. Tumor size and cancer in the nodes (the NodalSizeOnly equation) |
6. How to tell whether a prognostic factor truly makes a contribution to lethality (SizeAssessment method) |
7. Integrating tumor size and number of positive nodes into estimates of death (the Size+Nodes method) |
8. Quantifying each prognostic factor's contribution to lethality (the Prognostic Measurement method) |
9. Combining tumor size, nodal status, and other prognostic factors into predictions of death (the Size+Nodes+ PrognosticFactors [SNP] method) |
10. Why the spread of cancer cells does not require a mutation |
11. The impact of delay on cancer survival |
12. A model of cancer screening |