Lung Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics - E-Book
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Surgery
| Author: | Mark J. Krasna, MD | ISBN: | 9781455712168 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences | Publication: | November 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Saunders | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mark J. Krasna, MD |
| ISBN: | 9781455712168 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Publication: | November 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Saunders |
| Language: | English |
In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Editor Mark Krasna and colleagues discuss a wide range of topics devoted to lung cancer. Articles focus on pathology; updated staging systems; epidemiology of lung cancer - smoking, second hand smoke, and genetics; molecular markers for incidence, prognosis, and response to therapy; screening; diagnostic work-up; non-invasive staging techniques; surgical resection; the role of surgery following induction therapy for stage III NSCLC; the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in NSCLC (stages I-III); and much more.
In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Editor Mark Krasna and colleagues discuss a wide range of topics devoted to lung cancer. Articles focus on pathology; updated staging systems; epidemiology of lung cancer - smoking, second hand smoke, and genetics; molecular markers for incidence, prognosis, and response to therapy; screening; diagnostic work-up; non-invasive staging techniques; surgical resection; the role of surgery following induction therapy for stage III NSCLC; the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in NSCLC (stages I-III); and much more.
