Lung Cancer

Fergus Macbeth, Robert Milroy, William Steward, Rod Burnett (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

1996
Harwood-Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-3-7186-5860-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This study provides a straightforward introduction to lung cancer. It discusses the aetiology, pathology and other aspects of routine management, as well as rarer conditions like bronchial carcinoid tumour and malignant mesothelioma.

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Lung cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and is an increasingly common tumour in women. Most health professionals will therefore meet patients with this problem from time to time throughout their career. This study provides a straightforward introduction to the disease. It discusses the aetiology, pathology and other aspects of routine management, as well as rarer conditions like bronchial carcinoid tumour and malignant mesothelioma.

Inhalt

Epidemiology and aetiology; clinical presentation; the pathology of lung cancer; non-small cell lung cancer; surgery; small cell lung cancer; management of metastatic disease; paraneoplastic endocrine syndromes; management of advanced symptomatic diseases; paraneoplastic neurological problems; communication and psychological problems; caraniod tumors; malignant mesothelioma.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.1996
• Zusatzinfo: colour and b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: Chur
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• ISBN-10: 3-7186-5860-7 / 3718658607
• ISBN-13: 978-3-7186-5860-2 / 9783718658602
• Zustand: Neuware