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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511988503321

Autore

Komaki Ritsuko

Titolo

Personalized Management of Lung Cancer [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Future Medicine Ltd, 2013

ISBN

1-78084-216-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LiaoZhongxing

Disciplina

616.99/424

Soggetti

Lungs -- Cancer -- Prevention

Lungs -- Cancer -- Treatment

Lungs -- Cancer

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword. Personalized management of lung cancer; 1. Molecular subtypes of non-small-cell lung cancer; 2. Screening and risk factors; 3. Staging and prognosis; 4. Surgical approach: patient selection and clinical outcomes; 5. Radiotherapy: patient selection and clinical outcomes; 6. Adjuvant therapy for non-small-cell lung carcinoma following surgical resection; 7. Chemotherapy and molecularly targeted agents for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer; 8. Use of thoracic radiation therapy for small-cell lung cancer

9. Limited-stage small-cell lung cancer: prophylactic cranial irradiation10. Small-cell lung cancer: treatment of extensive-stage disease; 11. EGFR inhibitors: patient selections and clinical outcome; 12. Antiangiogenic therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer: patient selection and clinical outcomes; 13. Considerations of practice guidelines and recommendations; 14. Novel agents in development and future directions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Personalized Management of Lung Cancer