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Chapter 1: Introduction: Molecular Cancer Pathology
Chapter 2: Molecular alterations in cancer
Chapter 3: Cancer biology
Chapter 4: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Chapter 5: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Chapter 6: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
Chapter 7: Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
Chapter 8: Chronic lymphoid leukemias
Chapter 9: Multiple myeloma
Chapter 10: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)
Chapter 11: Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL)
Chapter 12: Follicular lymphoma international prognostic index (FLIPI)
Chapter 13: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acquired immunodeficiency disorder
Chapter 14: Treatment and Management for Hematological Malignancies
Chapter 15: Targeted therapies

Professor of Medicine,
Director, Health Services and Outcomes Research
Division of Medical Oncology
Duke University Medical Center and
The Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center