Cancer of the Lung

• Background, Basic Science and Evaluation of Lung Cancer.- Incidence and Etiology.- Pathology of Lung Carcinoma.- Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer.- Molecular Biology of Human Lung Cancer.- Techniques for the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer.- Lung-Cancer Staging.- Treatment.- Surgical Treatment for Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.- The Evolution of the Multimodality Approach to Regionally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.- Treatment of Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.- New Treatments for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.- Treatment.- Small-Cell Lung Cancer.- Small-Cell Lung Cancer.- Radiation Therapy: Novel Approaches.- Novel Uses of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Carcinoma of the Lung.- Practice Guidelines.- A Guide to the Use of Practice Guidelines.

"The fourteen chapters are edited into conformity where the elements in any chapter are clearly headed an numbered so that it is unusually easy to find ones way about. In addition, there is a complete an up to date bibliography of references attached to each chapter. The most fascinating...part of the book is the opening section where the etiology, pathology and molecular biology are described." - Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh "...a comprehensive but succinct review of accumulated knowledge and an able literature updte in a field that undergoes constant evolution...readable and useful reference that earns its place in the literature." Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal "...the book is well-written, and provides brief but quite comprehensive summaries of the relevant areas...well worth reading for all those with an interest in the important biological and clinical issues in lung cancer management." - Cancer Forum