Hansen Heine (ed.) Textbook of Lung Cancer

2nd edition. — Informa Healthcare, 2008. — 364 p.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 management, clinical features, staging and prognostic factors, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It provides essential information and guidance for specialist trainees in oncology, and for the many physicians and specialists involved in the field of lung cancer.Etiology of lung cancer
Epidemiology of lung cancer: a century of great success and ignominious failure
Molecular biology of lung cancer
Tobacco policy
Smoking cessation programs
Current status of lung cancer screening
Histopathology of lung tumors
Clinical diagnosis and basic evaluation
Staging, classification, and prognosis
Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Treatment of NSCLC: surgery
Treatment of NSCLC: radiotherapy
Treatment of NSCLC: chemotherapy
Treatment of small cell lung cancer
Treatment of SCLC: surgery
Treatment of SCLC: radiotherapy
Treatment of SCLC: chemotherapy
Malignant mesothelioma
Summary of treatment
Therapeutic bronchoscopy for palliation of lung tumors
Complications of lung cancer
Quality of life and supportive care
The cost and cost-effectiveness of lung cancer management
The future