Cancer of the lung : from molecular biology to treatment guidelines

Author(s)

• Weitberg, Alan B.
• Klastersky, J. (Jean)

Bibliographic Information

Cancer of the lung : from molecular biology to treatment guidelines

edited by Alan B. Weitberg ; foreword by Jean Klastersky

（Current clinical oncology）

Humana Press, c2002

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Alan B. Weitberg, MD, and a panel of internationally recognized basic scientists and clinicians present a comprehensive discussion of lung cancer, including a practice-oriented review of its diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. The contributors offer not only an understandable description of its molecular origins-an essential key to developing future therapies and preventive measures-but also rigorously discuss well-tested approaches, as well as those that are currently being evaluated for future use in both the laboratory and clinic. The book also elucidates the creation and effective deployment of treatment guidelines introduced by third party payers to improve clinical outcomes, even while lowering healthcare costs.

Table of Contents

Part I. Background, Basic Science, and Evaluation of Lung Cancer Incidence and Etiology: Shifting Patterns Kim Josen, Richard Siegel, and David Kamp Pathology of Lung Carcinoma Mirela Stancu and N. Peter Libbey Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer: A Primer Mirela Stancu, Thomas King, and Abby Maizel Molecular Biology of Human Lung Cancer: A Detailed Analysis Xiangyang Dong and Li Mao Techniques for the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Michael A. Passero Lung-Cancer Staging Richard Siegel, Kim Josen, and Sigmund Weitzman Part II. Treatment: Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Surgical Treatment for Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Jeanne M. Lukanich and David J. Sugarbaker The Evolution of the Multimodality Approach to Regionally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Gary M. Strauss Treatment of Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Philip Bonomi and Lucio DiNunno. New Treatments for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Gregory A. Masters Part III. Treatment: Small-Cell Lung Cancer Small-Cell Lung Cancer: From Natural History to Chemotherapy Ritesh Rathore and Alan B. Weitberg Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Surgery, Radiation and Newer Chemotherapy Approaches Ritesh Rathore and Alan B. Weitberg Part IV. Radiation Therapy: Novel Approaches Novel Uses of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Carcinoma of the Lung Thomas F. DeLaney Part V. Practice Guidelines A Guide to the Use of Practice Guidelines Alan B. Weitberg

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Details

• NCID: BA54512870
• ISBN:
  • 0896038300
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Totowa, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 344 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC280.L8
  • NLM : WF 658
  • DC21 : 616.99/424
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Lungs -- Cancer
  • MESH : Lung Neoplasms -- diagnosis
  • MESH : Lung Neoplasms -- therapy
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA50552250