Textbook of Lung Cancer
2nd Edition
Published on 17. March 2008
480 pages
978-1-040-17441-8 (ISBN)
Description
Textbook of Lung Cancer, 2nd edition, published in association with the European Society of Medical Oncology, is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary text, which examines all aspects of this disease, with contributions from a multinational team of authors on etiology, epidemiology, molecular biology, pathology, smoking, detection and manage
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
8,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-17441-8 (9781040174418)
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03/2008
2nd Edition
CRC Press
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Content
Introduction 1. Etiology of lung cancer 2. Epidemiology of lung cancer 3. Molecular biology of lung cancer 4. Prevention and screening of lung cancer 5. Tobacco policy 6. Smoking cessation policy 7. Detection and management of early lung cancer 8. Pathology 9. Clinical features, diagnosis and basic evaluation 10. Staging, classification and prognostic factors 11. Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer 11.1. Surgery 11.2. Radiotherapy 11.3. Chemotherapy 11.4. Treatment recommendations 12. Treatment of small cell lung cancer 12.1. Surgery 12.2. Radiotherapy 12.3. Chemotherapy 12.4. Treatment recommendations 13. Malignant mesothelioma 14. Therapeutic local palliation of lung tumors 15. Complications to lung cancer 16. Quality of life and supportive care 17. Cost-effectiveness of lung cancer treatment 18. The future Appendix 1 Surgical techniques Appendix II Radiotherapy techniques and planning volumes Appendix III Chenotherapy regimes.
