Lung cancer [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen Falk and Chris Williams

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459580603321
• Autore: Falk Stephen A. <1945->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• ISBN: 1-283-57953-7; 9786613891983; 0-19-157596-8
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Collana: Facts
• Altri autori (Persone): WilliamsC. J (Christopher John Hacon)
• Disciplina: 616.99/424
• Soggetti: Lungs - Cancer; Cancer; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Part 1 About lung cancer; 1 What is lung cancer?; 2 Who gets lung cancer?; 3 What causes lung cancer?; 4 Stopping smoking; 5 How lung cancer is diagnosed; 6 Tests used to stage lung cancer; Part 2 Treatment; 7 Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer; 8 Treatment of small cell lung cancer; 9 Treatment of other lung tumours; 10 Other methods of treatment; 11 Treatment of the symptoms and complications of lung cancer; Part 3 Dealing with lung cancer; 12 Getting the best treatment; 13 Living with lung cancer; 14 Clinical trials; 15 Future prospects in lung cancer; Appendix: Sources of help, information, and adviceGlossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Lung cancer is the most common cancer affecting the industrialized world and affects the lives of thousands of people, including patients' friends and family, every year. The most common cause of lung cancer is long-term exposure to tobacco smoke. The occurrence of lung cancer in nonsmokers, who account for as many as 15% of cases, is often attributed to a combination of genetic factors, radon gas, asbestos, and air pollution, including secondhand smoke. The aim of this book is to give, in a clear and simple way, succinct information ; about all aspects of this type of cancer, with a stress on t