Lung Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fossella, Frank V. (Editor), Komaki, Ritsuko (Editor), Putnam, Joe B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
• Series: M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Thoracic Surgery.

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in men, and in women, it has surpassed even breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2001, there will be about 169,500 new cases of lung cancer in the United States: 90,700 among men and 78,800 among women. Lung Cancer...

Table of Contents:

• Implementation of Multidisciplinary Care in the Treatment of Patients with Lung Cancer
• Clinical Examination of Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer
• Thoracic Imaging Techniques for Non-Small Cell and Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Pathologic Evaluation of Lung Cancer
• Role of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Pathways in the Treatment of Patients with Lung Cancer
• Treatment of Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
• Surgical Treatment of Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Nonsurgical Treatment of Early-Stage and Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Treatment of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Treatment of Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Palliative Care in Patients with Lung Cancer
• Prevention and Management of Sequelae of Multimodality Therapy
• Prevention and Early Detection of Lung Cancer
• Molecular Events in Lung Cancer and Implications for Prevention and Therapy.