Discusses the limitations of current approaches to cancer treatment and how early detection of precancer is key in cancer eradication.

Discusses the pathological and biological properties of precancer and explains the fundamental changes in cells that characterize the precancers.

Reviews the most recent approaches to precancer treatment currently under development.

Three useful appendices complete the book.  Appendix 1 assembles statistical data used in the text, and provides sources for each value.  Appendix 2 explains precancer terminology.  Appendix 3 describes the Developmental Lineage Classification and Taxonomy of Cancer. 

A glossary provides full explanations of specialized medical terminology.