Lung Cancer Screening

Mark S. Parker, Robert C. Groves, Joanna E. Kusmirek (Urheber)

Buch | Softcover

181 Seiten

2017
Thieme (Verlag)
978-1-62623-513-7 (ISBN)

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women in the U.S. and worldwide. For many decades, lung cancer was the sole cancer among the deadly four without an evidence-based screening method for decreasing mortality. This changed in November 2011, when findings from the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial showed low-dose lung CT screening was more efficacious in reducing deaths in high-risk individuals than conventional radiography. As such, an ever-increasing number of health organizations now recommend this screening protocol.

»Lung Cancer Screening« by Mark Parker and esteemed VCU Health colleagues, fulfills the dire need for a comprehensive guide explaining the crucial aspects of lung cancer screenings. The first two chapters lay a foundation with discussion of lung cancer epidemiology and risk factors beyond cigarette smoking. Subsequent chapters cover the fundamentals, with clinical pearls on setting up a successful lung cancer screening program, patient eligibility criteria, imaging variances of tumors in the lungs, screening pros and cons, and interpreting/reporting screening results.

The evolution and future of lung cancer screenings
Detection and management of unexpected incidental pulmonary and non-pulmonary findings
Discussion of test cases utilizing the Lung-RADSTM risk-stratifying system for low-dose chest CT screenings
Benefits and potential harms associated with mass lung cancer screening programs including false positive, false negative, and over-diagnosis rates

This state-of-the-art guide is essential reading for radiologists, oncologists, pulmonologists, and internists. It is a must-have bookshelf reference for hospital radiology and oncology departments, in particular for those setting up new lung cancer screening programs.

1 Lung Cancer Epidemiology

2 Risk Factors for Lung Cancer

3 Evolution of Lung Cancer Screening

4 Lung Cancer Screening Pros and Cons

5 Variable Imaging Presentations of Lung Cancer

6 Lung Cancer-Screening Results Reporting

7 Detection and Management of Unexpected Incidental Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary Findings

8 Elements of a Successful Lung Cancer-Screening Program

9 Future of Lung Cancer Screening

10 Test Cases: Applying Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS)

Erscheinungsdatum	13.12.2017
Verlagsort	Stuttgart
Sprache	englisch
Maße	229 x 152 mm
Gewicht	298 g
Einbandart	kartoniert
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Nuklearmedizin
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
Schlagworte	Lungenkrebs
ISBN-10	1-62623-513-9 / 1626235139
ISBN-13	978-1-62623-513-7 / 9781626235137
Zustand	Neuware