Lung Cancer

Informationen zum Autor Sujal Desai is a Consultant Radiologist at King's College Hospital, London. Klappentext Lung cancer remains a global problem - multidisciplinary teams manage these cases and this is an invaluable resource in daily practice. Zusammenfassung Despite increased awareness of the risks of smoking! lung cancer remains a global problem. A multidisciplinary team approach is now considered the most effective way to manage lung cancer. Imaging plays a central role in this multidisciplinary approach! reflected in this volume. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Clinical considerations in lung cancer Pallav Shah; 2. The pathology of lung cancer Sabine Pomplun; 3. The imaging of lung cancer Sahz Jafri and S. J. Copley; 4. Screening for lung cancer Thomas Hartman; 5. The staging of lung cancer Zelena Aziz; 6. Positron emission tomography in lung cancer D. J. R. Cook and T. B. Lynch; 7. Contemporary issues in the systemic treatment of lung cancer Joseph Prendiville and Alistair Ring; 8. Radiotherapy in lung cancer Shahreen Ahmad; 9. Surgery for lung cancer Michael Marrinan and Andrew Chukwuemeka.

Product details

• Authors: Sujal R. Desai
• Assisted by: Sujal R. Desai (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2006
• EAN: 9780521872027
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87202-7
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Contemporary Issues in Cancer; Contemporary Issues in Cancer; Contemporary Issues in Cancer Imaging
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine