Lung Cancer Treatment and Research /

This book describes the molecular mechanisms of lung cancer development and progression that determine therapeutic interventions in the era of genomics, when the rapid evolution in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment necessitates critical review of new results to integrate advances into practice.  T...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Reckamp, Karen L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Cancer Treatment and Research, 170
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40389-2
Table of Contents:
  • Lung cancer biology
  • Screening and prevention
  • Diagnosis and molecular classification
  • Staging and prognosis
  • Treatment—Surgery
  • Treatment—Radiation therapy
  • Treatment—Chemotherapy.-  Treatment—Multimodality therapy
  • Targeted therapy
  • Resistance to therapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Palliative and supportive care.-  Geriatric oncology
  •  Multidisciplinary care
  • Small cell lung cancer.