ABSTRACT

Lung Cancer Therapy Annual outlines key aspects in early diagnosis, classification and staging, and reviews in depth the current literature, discussing the latest developments in treatment and summarizing the most recent data in the field of chemotherapy and biologic therapy.

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|4 pages

Epidemiology

chapter 3|4 pages

Prevention, early detection and screening

chapter 4|6 pages

Histopathology

chapter 5|14 pages

Staging, staging procedures, and prognostic factors

NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

chapter 6|30 pages

Treatment of small cell lung cancer

chapter 7|66 pages

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

CHEMOPREVENTION

chapter 8|16 pages

Biologic therapy of lung cancer

DOMINANT ONCOGENES AND GROWTH FACTORS

chapter 9|10 pages

Mesothelioma

chapter 10|8 pages

Summary

SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER