Lung Cancer Prevention, Management, and Emerging Therapies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stewart, David J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2010.
• Edition: 1st.
• Series: Current Clinical Oncology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiotherapy.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Oncology.; Medical biochemistry.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Medical Biochemistry.

This comprehensive resource provides authoritative knowledge of the most up-to-date prevention and treatment strategies for thoracic malignancies. Established and investigational therapies are placed in the context of tumor biology for a full understanding of the pharmacogenetics, etiology, and chan...

Table of Contents:

• Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancer
• Tumor Microenvironment
• Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Lung Cancer
• Pharmacogenetics of Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer Prevention
• Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy of NSCLC
• Chemoradiotherapy for Inoperable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
• Management of Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Front Line Treatment
• Chemotherapy in Previously Treated Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
• Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors in the Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
• Angiogenesis Inhibitors in Lung Cancer
• Other Molecular Targeted Agents in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
• Vaccine Therapy for Lung Cancer
• Gene-Based Therapies for Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer Resistance to Chemotherapy
• Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
• Mesothelioma
• Advances in Oncology Clinical Research: Statistical and Study Design Methodologies
• Palliative Care for Patients with Lung Cancer
• The Future of Lung Cancer.