Lung cancer / edited by Jack A. Roth, James D. Cox, Waun Ki Hong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roth, Jack A.

Cox, James D. (James Daniel), 1938-

Hong, Waun Ki.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lungs--Cancer.

Lungs.

Lung Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Lung Neoplasms--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Lung Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Lung Neoplasms--therapy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 394 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, [1998]

Summary:

The second edition of "Lung Cancer" is a concise and timely summary of recent advances and new research in the field of lung cancer emphasizing biology, diagnosis, and treatment. It studies the factors influencing predisposition and the development of pre-neoplastic lesions, chemoprevention strategies, surgical methods, as well as current and future advances in radiation therapy.

Contents:

1 Markers of Susceptibility / Margaret R. Spitz, Xifeng Wu, Scott M. Lippman

2 Biology of Preneoplastic Lesions / Jin Soo Lee, Li Mao, Waun Ki Hong 25

3 Familial Predisposition To Lung Cancer / Thomas A. Seller, Joan E. Bailey-Wilson 57

4 Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient with Lung Cancer / Rodolfo C. Morice 73

5 Lung-Sparing Operations for Cancer / Robert J. Ginsberg 87

6 Role of Thoracoscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer / Joseph LoCicero III 105

7 Surgery for Small-Cell Lung Cancer / Thomas W. Shields, Karl Karrer 115

8 Extended Resections for Lung Cancer / Paolo Macchiarini, Philippe Dartevelle 135

9 High-Dose-Rate Remote Afterloading Endobronchial Brachytherapy / Ritsuko Komaki, Rodolfo C. Morice, Garrett L. Walsh 163

10 Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy in Bronchogenic Carcinoma / Bahman Emami, Mary V. Graham 181

11 Combinations of Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for NSCLC / Ritsuko Komaki, James D. Cox 195

12 Preoperative and Postoperative Adjunctive Therapy for Resectable NSCLC / John C. Ruckdeschel 207

13 New Chemotherapeutic Agents in NSCLC / Vincent A. Miller, Kenneth K. Ng, Stefan C. Grant, Ellen Early, Mark G. Kris 217

14 Chemoprevention / Jonathan M. Kurie, Li Mao, Jin Soo Lee, Scott M. Lippman, Margaret R. Spitz, Waun Ki Hong 235

15 Molecular Detection of Lung Cancer / David Sidransky 253

16 Fluorescence Detection / Stephen C. Lam, Branko Palcic 269

17 Photodynamic Therapy and Thoracic Malignancies / Harvey I. Pass 287

18 Growth-Factor Receptors as a Target for Therapy / Roman Perez-Soler, John Mendelsohn 309

19 Immunologic and Biologic Approaches to Lung Cancer Therapy / David P. Carbone 343

20 Genetic Manipulations for the Treatment of Lung Cancer / Jack A. Roth 369.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0865425736

OCLC:

37580689