| Description |
1 online resource (292 pages) |
| Series |
ERS Monograph ; v. 68 |
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ERS monograph.
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. Epidemiology: development and perspectives; Chapter 2. Screening; Chapter 3. Tobacco control; Chapter 4. The association with COPD; Chapter 5. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Chapter 6. Histological diagnosis: recent developments; Chapter 7. The current and future roles of genomics; Chapter 8. Molecular pathology; Chapter 9. Adequate tissue for adequate diagnosis: what do we really need?; Chapter 10. Management of early stage lung cancer: a surgeon's perspective; Chapter 11. Management of early stage lung cancer: a radiation oncologist's perspectiveChapter 12. Mediastinal staging; Chapter 13. Approaches in patients with locally advanced NSCLC: a surgeon's perspective; Chapter 14. Approaches in patients with locally advanced NSCLC: a radiation oncologist's perspective; Chapter 15. Chemotherapy; Chapter 16. Systemic treatment of elderly patients; Chapter 17. Achievements in targeted therapies; Chapter 18. Can we expect progress from targeted therapy of SCLC?; Chapter 19. Immunotherapy; Chapter 20. Perspective of a pulmonologist: what might we expect and what do we need to know? |
| Summary |
This Monograph provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of and advances in lung cancer, covering areas such as: screening; tobacco control; COPD; diagnosis; therapy; and treatment of early stage lung cancer from both a surgeon's and radiation oncologist's perspective. Very recent achievements in innovative fields, such as targeted therapies and immunotherapies, are also discussed |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lungs -- Cancer.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reck, Martin.
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Westeel, Virginie.
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| ISBN |
1849840628 |
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9781849840620 |
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