ABC of Lung Cancer

Ian Hunt, Specialist Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Research fellow on the Lung Cancer Guidelines, Brighton, UK Martin Muers, Consultant Physician, Respiratory Medicine, Leeds General Infirmary, UK Tom Treasure, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Cardiothoracic Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, UK

• Contributors viPreface viiAcknowledgement viii1 Epidemiology Risk Factors and Prevention 1Martin Muers Ian Hunt and Jesme Fox2 Symptoms and Assessment 6Richard Neal and Martin Muers3 Service Organisation and Guidelines for Referral 11Michael Peake Richard Neal and Andrew Wilcock4 Diagnosis and Staging 15Fergus Gleeson Mike O’Doherty and Tom Treasure5 Small-Cell Lung Cancer 21Penella Woll Patricia Hunt and Michael Snee6 Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 25Carol Tan Fergus Gleeson and Tom Treasure7 Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 29Ian Hunt and Tom Treasure8 Radiotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 36Jeanette Dickson and Michael Snee9 Combination Therapies for Lung Cancer 40Penella Woll Sally Moore and Ian Hunt10 Screening for Lung Cancer 44Ian Hunt Fergus Gleeson and Jenny Hill11 Supportive and Palliative Care 48Andrew Wilcock Richard Neal and Patricia HuntIndex 53

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