Lung Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics (Volume 20-4) (The Clinics: Surgery, Volume 20-4)

Book info: Lung Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics (Volume 20-4) (The Clinics: Surgery, Volume 20-4) (Paperback, 0 pages) – Saunders, 2011. Language: English.

In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Editor Mark Krasna and colleagues discuss a wide range of topics devoted to lung cancer.  Articles focus on pathology; updated staging systems; epidemiology of lung cancer - smoking, second hand smoke, and genetics; molecular markers for incidence, prognosis, and response to therapy; screening; diagnostic work-up; non-invasive staging techniques; surgical resection; the role of surgery following induction therapy for stage III NSCLC; the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in NSCLC (stages I-III); and much more.