| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 368 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Current multidisciplinary oncology |
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Current multidisciplinary oncology.
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| Contents |
Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer; Overview; Multidisciplinary Approach to the Evaluation of the Lung Cancer Patient; Pathology of Lung Cancer; The New Lung Cancer Staging System; Screening and Prevention of Lung Cancer; Imaging in Lung Cancer; Treatment According to Stage; Surgical Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer; Evaluation, Management, and Medical Therapy of Small Cell Lung Cancer; Stages IB to IIIA NSCLC: The Case for Induction versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy; Stage IIIA-N2 NSCLC: The Case Against Surgical Involvement; Stage IIIA NSCLC: The Case for Surgical Involvement |
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Management of Unresectable Stage III NSCLCSurgery for T4 and N3 NSCLC, Additional Pulmonary Nodules, and Isolated Distant Metastases; Stage IIIB and IV NSCLC: Primary Therapy; Stage IIIB and IV NSCLC: Recurrent Disease; Conformal Radiotherapy for Non-Small Cell and Small Cell Lung Cancer: Primary, Metastatic, and Recurrent Disease; Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Primary, Metastatic, and Recurrent Disease; Special Circumstances; Targeted Pathways in NSCLC and SCLC; Role of Personalized Medicine: Now and the Future; Lung Cancer in Older Adults; Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer |
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Immunological Approaches to the Treatment of Lung CancerMultidisciplinary Approach to Palliative and Symptom Management of Disease; Psychological Distress in Patients with Lung Cancer; Multidisciplinary Management of Lung Cancer in the Community Setting; Future Directions in the Multidisciplinary Care of Patients with Lung Cancer; Index |
| Summary |
Over the course of the last decade, the treatment of lung cancer has evolved quite rapidly. New scientific and clinical advances have modified the standard of care and led to improved patient outcomes. At the same time, the treatment of lung cancer has become increasingly complex, requiring the comprehensive review and assessment of multiple issues, genetics, radiology, surgery, reconstruction, chemotherapy, and more. As a result the harmony and open communication between these specialties facilitated by a multidisciplinary team approach are crucial in providing the best care to patients and e |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lungs -- Cancer.
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Lung Neoplasms -- diagnosis
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Lung Neoplasms -- therapy
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Lung Neoplasms
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MEDICAL -- Oncology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
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Lungs -- Cancer
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kernstine, Kemp H
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Reckamp, Karen L
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| LC no. |
2010035586 |
| ISBN |
9781617050183 |
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1617050180 |
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