Lung Cancer
2nd Edition
Published on 7. April 1998
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-86542-573-6 (ISBN)
Description
The second edition of Lung Cancer is a concise and timely summary of recent advances and new research in the field of lung cancer emphasizing biology, diagnosis, and treatment. It studies the factors influencing predisposition and the development of pre-neoplastic lesions, chemoprevention strategies, surgical methods, as well as current and future advances in radiation therapy.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Weight
1128 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86542-573-6 (9780865425736)
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Jack A. Roth | James D. Cox | Waun Ki Hong
Lung Cancer
Book
01/2008
3rd Edition
Wiley-Blackwell
€182.00
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Previous edition
Jack A. Roth | James D. Cox | Waun Ki Hong
Lung Cancer
Book
06/1993
Blackwell Science Ltd
€100.47
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Content
1. Markers of Susceptibility; 2. Biology of Preneoplastic Lesions; 3. Familial Predisposition to Lung Cancer; 4. Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient with Lung Cancer; 5. Lung Sparing Operations for Cancer; 6. Role of Thoracoscopy and the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer; 7. Surgery for Small-Cell Lung Cancer; 8. Extended Resections for Lung Cancer; 9. High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading Endobronchial Brachytherapy; 10. Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy in Bronchogenic Carcinoma; 11. Combinations of Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for NSC Carcinoma of the Lung; 12. Preoperative and Post-Operative Adjunctive Therapy for Resectable NSCLC; 13. New Chemotherapeutic Agents in NSCLC; 14. Chemoprevention; 15. Molecular Detection of Lung Cancer; 16. Fluorescence Detection; 17. Photodynamic Therapy and Thoracic Malignancies; 18. Growth Factor Receptors as a Target for Therapy; 19. Immunological and Biological Approaches to Lung Cancer Therapy; 20. Genetic Manipulations for the Treatment of Lung Cancer