edited by Fred R. Hirsch
IASLC Textbook of Prevention and Early Detection of Lung Cancer examines the various methods and interventions used in screening lung cancer.
Features
- Presents a detailed review of the approaches to prevention and treatment of early disease
Contents
- Epidemiology of lung cancer
- Biology of preneoplastic lesions
- Pathology of preneoplastic lesions
- Spiral CT for screening and early detection
- New methods for bronchoscopic detection
- The role of sputum examination for screening and early detection
- What is the optimal target population for screening and early detection programs
- Primary prevention including smoking cessation
- Chemoprevention of lung cancer
- Treatment of early detected lung cancer
- International organization of screening programs
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