Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the industrialized world affecting the lives of thousands of people every year. This book provides succinct information about all aspects of lung cancer, with a stress on the practical side of its treatment. It also details how care is likely to be organised and contains new advice about living with cancer.
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the industrialized world affecting the lives of thousands of people every year. This book provides succinct information about all aspects of lung cancer, with a stress on the practical side of its treatment. It also details how care is likely to be organised and contains new advice about living with cancer.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Stephen Falk is a consultant clinical oncologist based in Bristol with sessional commitments to Yeovil. Major clinical interests are thoracic and gastro-intestinal malignancies. Interest in research was stimulated as a MRC Clinical Scientist in Norman Bleehens' unit in Cambridge where the MRC cancer trials unit was situated at the time. A MD related to lung cancer and scheduling of topoisomerase poisons with and without radiation is the basis of an on-going interest in chemo-radiation interactions. He is lead doctor for Clinical Oncology in Bristol and clinical lead for research and development within the Bristol Haematology and Oncology centre and for the National Cancer Research Network locally in Avon Somerset and Wiltshire. He is also a member of the NCRI upper GI studies committees. Increasing research management activity is reflected in his current role as co-clinical director of the UK comprehensive local research network western.
Inhaltsangabe
Part 1 - About lung cancer 1: What is lung cancer? 2: Who gets lung cancer? 3: What causes lung cancer? 4: Stopping smoking 5: How is lung cancer diagnosed? 6: Tests used to stage lung cancer Part 2 - Treatment 7: Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer 8: Treatment of small cell lung cancer 9: Treatment of other lung tumours 10: Other methods of treatment 11: Treatment of the symptoms and complications of lung cancer Part 3 - Dealing with lung cancer 12: Getting the best treatment 13: Living with cancer 14: Clinical trials 15: Future prospects Appendix - Sources of help, information and advice Glossary
Part 1 - About lung cancer 1: What is lung cancer? 2: Who gets lung cancer? 3: What causes lung cancer? 4: Stopping smoking 5: How is lung cancer diagnosed? 6: Tests used to stage lung cancer Part 2 - Treatment 7: Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer 8: Treatment of small cell lung cancer 9: Treatment of other lung tumours 10: Other methods of treatment 11: Treatment of the symptoms and complications of lung cancer Part 3 - Dealing with lung cancer 12: Getting the best treatment 13: Living with cancer 14: Clinical trials 15: Future prospects Appendix - Sources of help, information and advice Glossary
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