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Lung Cancer Therapy Annual 6 (v. 6) Lung Cancer Therapy Annual 6 (v. 6) Oncology research and practice in lung cancer continues to develop rapidly. This latest edition of Lung Cancer Therapy Annual briefs the oncology community with a review of the recent literature, emphasizing the therapeutic aspects. It offers an update of the impact that this information will have on the day-to-day management of the lung cancer patient. New to the Sixth Edition:

  • new information on approaches to the management of lung cancer
  • the emerging role of "targeted therapy" with small molecules
  • an update on the use of adjuvant therapy in addition to surgery Additional topics include:
  • epidemiology
  • recent advances in the pharmacogenetics of non-small cell lung cancer
  • prevention, early detection, and screening
  • histopathology
  • staging, staging procedures, and prognostic factors
  • treatment of small cell lung cancer
  • treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
  • mesothelioma

    Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatments, Stages.  What  You Need to Know About Lung Cancer Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatments, Stages. What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Book: What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer... This Lung Cancer Book is for people seeking more information about Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Treatments, Stages, Signs, and Causes. It is also for family members and others seeking to learn more information on Lung Cancer and gain a better understanding on how to help and support lung cancer patients. This Lung Cancer Book is concise, factual, and to the point. This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet is about lung cancer, cancer that begins in the lung. It tells about diagnosis, staging, treatment, and comfort care. Learning about the medical care for people with lung cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your own care. This booklet has lists of questions that you may want to ask your doctor. Many people find it helpful to take a list of questions to a doctor visit. To help remember what your doctor says, you can take notes or ask whether you may use a tape recorder. You may also want to have a family member or friend with you when you talk with the doctor—to take part in the discussion, to take notes, or just to listen. This Lung Cancer Book will give you the facts you need to know about this disease and all the options you need to be aware...

    A Lung Cancer: Principles and Practice A Lung Cancer: Principles and Practice

    Thoroughly revised and updated, this Third Edition is the most comprehensive, current reference on lung cancer, with contributions from the world's foremost surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, pulmonologists, and basic scientists. This edition includes sixteen new chapters and has been reorganized for greater clinical emphasis. Coverage includes complete information on combined modality treatments for small cell and non-small cell lung cancer and on complications of treatment and management of metastases. Emphasis is also given to early detection, screening, prevention, and new imaging techniques. A new editor, David Carbone, provides state-of-the-art coverage of the molecular genetics and biology of lung cancer.

    The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to small cell lung cancer (also small cell lung cancer; small cell lung neoplasm), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on small cell lung cancer. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.

    Lung Cancer: Making Sense of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Options Lung Cancer: Making Sense of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Options Lung cancer is the top cancer killer in the U.S. Yet it receives little attention from the media, and those with lung cancer suffer more blame and stigma than other cancer patients, even though 50 percent of them are former smokers or have never smoked. Lung cancer treatments and the daunting prognosis for some types and stages of lung cancer can significantly impact quality of life. In straightforward language, Lung Cancer: Making Sense of Diagnosis, Treatment & Options addresses its readers' medical, emotional, and support needs. The book includes stories from patients themselves, their families and their healthcare professionals. Author and patient advocate Lorraine Johnston emphasizes using knowledge to dispel fear. The content has been reviewed by top medical experts and physicians in the field. Readers will encounter medical facts simply explained, advice to ease their daily life, and tools to be strong advocates for themselves or a family member.

    Contemporary Issues in Lung Cancer Contemporary Issues in Lung Cancer In the United States, lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death. Even more devastating is its five-year survival rate of only 15.8%. Despite these dismal facts, lung cancer receives little national attention and research and funding for lung cancer lags behind other cancers. The intent of Contemporary Issues in Lung Cancer: A Nursing Perspective, Second Edition is to provide oncology nurses and healthcare professionals with in-depth information on the issues that surround this disease, so that they might impact both education and research and provide better care for their patients.

    Lung Cancer: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbook (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbooks) Lung Cancer: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbook (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbooks) Written by highly eminent authors, Lung Cancer - a handbook in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute series - is produced in full color and is richly illustrated throughout, providing a review of each cancer including its incidence, epidemiology, etiology and histopathology, together with the clinical features. Diagnostic studies and current clinical and pathological staging are also given. Detailed tables are provided with histopathological classification, diagnostic studies and, when important, prognostic factors. Current therapies are also discussed in detail, particularly the management of metastatic lung disease in the context of new and emerging treatments.

      Comprehensive coverage - from risk and prevention, and screening and diagnosis, through to treatment options (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biological response modifiers)Attractively designed aids with instant access to the information Contains useful algorithms to aid management decisionsDiscusses practical management of problems in cancer therapy including fever, vomiting, alopecia, fatigue, pain and cachexiaProvides practical advice regarding drug administrationLinked to the hugely successful Dana-Farber Atlas of Diagnostic Oncology

    What to Eat if You Have Cancer What to Eat if You Have Cancer Information on choosing the best foods to help combat the disease as well as the side effects of chemical, surgical, and radiation treatments.

    100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Second Edition 100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Second Edition Empower yourself! No one with lung cancer needs to be alone in their fight against this disease. 100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Second Edition enables patients and their families to seek our the best treatment possible for early detection of lung cancer. Providing both the doctor s and patient s point of view, this book is a complete guide to understanding treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Through 100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Second Edition, expert authors use their experiences with patients to provide support and hope to the tens of thousands of people coping with this disease.

    Controversies in Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Basic and Clinical Oncology) Controversies in Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Basic and Clinical Oncology) Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA. Reviews, expands on, and illustrates the success of the relationship between the basic science and the clinical researcher regard to studies in oncology. Takes a multidisciplinary approach to current controversies and dilemmas in lung cancer research.

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    Lung Cancer Books

    Lung Cancer: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbook (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbooks)

    Lung Cancer: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbook (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbooks)