Lung Cancer: Principles and Practice - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0781717914 ISBN 13: 9780781717915

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2000

Synopsis

The Second Edition of Lung Cancer: Principles and Practice reflects the past four years' progress in prevention, screening, detection of early disease, and treatment. With contributions from surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, pulmonologists, and basic scientists, this volume is the most comprehensive, current reference available on lung cancer. This edition includes new findings on the molecular genetics and biology of lung cancer, updates on lung cancer immunology and gene therapy, and current concepts on genetic susceptibility. Greater emphasis is placed on prevention and screening for early disease. This edition also examines new cytotoxic agents and their interactions with radiation therapy

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Review

Respiratory Care, Volume 51, Issue 7 -- "Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in both men and women in the United States. This unfortunate truth underscores the importance of creating a comprehensive text devoted to what is also considered a global epidemic. This third edition of Lung Cancer clearly represents that work. The need for a top-to-bottom revision reflects the rapid evolution of all aspects of this field. With this new edition the authors clearly intended to provide us with the latest and most relevant information, and they recruited active researchers and thought-leaders to write the chapters. The fact that approximately 50% of these contributing authors are new from the previous edition is a reflection of that intention. The text is well-organized, and easy to search and extract information, helped by its detailed 26 page index. This reference belongs on the office shelves of all providers who care for people with lung cancer."

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781717914
• ISBN 13: 9780781717915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1408
• Editor: Pass Harvey I., Mitchell James B., Johnson David H., Turrisi Andrew T., Minna John D.