Tumors of the Chest meticulously depicts all aspects of chest tumors in a comprehensive volume format that encompasses their biology, clinical presentation and management.

Chapters of specific interest have also been included to cover such wide-ranging topics as management of the elderly and chemoprevention, along with ethical, social and financial issues associated with such tumors.

All participating authors, selected from an international panel of highly regarded scientists currently pioneering lung cancer research, are major contributors in the area of expertise they have been chosen to present.

Partial Contents

Section I: Epidemiology and Etiology of Lung Cancer

1. Epidemiology of lung cancer
2. Screening programs for lung cancer
3. Biology of tobacco and smoking

Section II: Preclinical Investigation of Lung Cancer

4. Laboratory models of lung cancer
5. Genetics of lung cancer
6. Molecular biology of lung cancer
7. Preneoplastic bronchial lesions
8. Pathology of lung cancer

Section III: Clinical Evaluation of Lung Cancer

9. Clinical presentation of lung cancer
10. The rold of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of lung cancer
11. Radiological diagnosis and staging of lung cancer
12. Surgical staging of non-small-cell lung cancer
13. Clinical prognostic factors in non-small-cell lung cancer
14. Prognostic factors for small-cell lung cancer

Section IV: Management of Localised Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

16. Surgical management of localized and locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
17. Radical radiotherapy in the management of locall advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
18. Palliative radiotherapy in the management of non-small-cell lung cancer
19. Integration of radiotherapy in the management of locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
20. Integration of chemotherapy in the management of locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
21. Integration of biological therapies in the management of locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Section V: Management of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

chapters 22 - 28

Section VI: Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer

chapters 29 - 33

Section VII: Novel Therapeutic Modalities in the Management of Lung Cancer

chapters 34 - 39

Section VIII: Mesothelioma

chapters 40 - 45

Sectio IX: Pallitaion Lung Cancer Patients

chapters 46 - 52

Section X : Social Issues in the Management of Lung Cancer

chapters 53 - 57

Index

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