Lung Cancer

Desmond Carney (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

1995
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-340-56759-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Although great advances have been made in our understanding of the mechanisms of lung cancer, and diagnosis has improved, the prognosis of the disease is still serious. This book gives a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms, diagnosis and therapy of all lung tumours.

Inhalt

Screening and early detection of lung cancer; pathology of lung cancer; preoperative staging for non-small cell lung cancer; staging of small cell lung cancer; chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer; biological response modifiers in the treatment of lung cancer; biology of lung cancer; cytokines in lung cancer; neuropeptide growth factors in lung cancer; applications of monoclonal antibodies in the management of patients with lung cancer; mechanisms of drug resistance in lung cancer cells; radiation therapy for lung cancer; new directions in drug therapy of small cell carcinoma; lung cancer in the elderly; serum markers in lung cancer management; surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell cancer; in vitro chemosensitivity testing; chemoprevention of lung cancer.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.9.1995
• Zusatzinfo: 53 b&w photographs, 20 line illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• ISBN-10: 0-340-56759-7 / 0340567597
• ISBN-13: 978-0-340-56759-3 / 9780340567593
• Zustand: Neuware