Lung cancer / edited by Barbara Driscoll.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Driscoll, Barbara.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Methods in molecular medicine ; 74-75.

Methods in molecular medicine ; 74-75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lungs--Cancer--Molecular aspects--Laboratory manuals.

Lungs.

Lungs--Cancer--Molecular aspects.

Tumor markers.

Molecular diagnosis.

Lungs--Cancer--Gene therapy--Laboratory manuals.

Lungs--Cancer--Gene therapy.

Molecular diagnosis--Laboratory manuals.

Tumor markers--Laboratory manuals.

Lung Neoplasms--physiopathology.

Lung Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Lung Neoplasms--therapy.

Molecular Biology--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Lung Neoplasms--physiopathology.

Lung Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Lung Neoplasms--therapy.

Molecular Biology--methods.

Genre:

Laboratory manuals.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Lung cancer : molecular pathology methods and reviews.

Lung cancer : diagnostic and therapeutic methods and reviews.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2003.

Summary:

Molecular-based laboratory methods can help significantly in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, a leading cause of death worldwide. In Lung Cancer, Volume 1: Molecular Pathology Methods and Reviews, leading physician scientists and noted researchers review novel methods for determining the etiology of a variety of lung cancers and present readily reproducible techniques for examining the associated multitude of genetic abnormalities. The methods described make it possible to detect these alterations at the cellular, DNA, and protein levels, to study the development of lung cancer in vitro and in vivo -- either in situ or in the form of metastases -- and to test targeted therapies with detailed model systems. An animal models' section gives explicit instructions for setting up and testing these systems, which are rarely described in the literature. A companion volume, Lung Cancer, Volume 2: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods and Reviews, concentrates on diagnosing lung cancer through molecular analysis of clinical samples and providing a variety of novel therapies.

Comprehensive and informative, Lung Cancer, Volume 1: Molecular Pathology Methods and Reviews illuminates the etiology of lung cancer and provides reliable techniques for detecting the responsible genetic mutations at the cellular, DNA, and protein levels. Together, the two volumes constitute an unprecedented resource for those who wish to better understand how this disease is being diagnosed and treated and what novel techniques may be available to improve both processes.

Contents:

v. 1. Molecular pathology methods and reviews.

v. 2. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods and reviews.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0896039854

089603920X

OCLC:

49376244