title: Fundamentals of contemporary surgical oncology: biologic principles and the threshold concept govern treatment and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brown University School of Medicine, and the Breast Health Center, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI 02905, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cady
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005544:Forecasting; D013502:General Surgery / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome