| 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 |