Cancer of the Lung From Molecular Biology to Treatment Guidelines [Paperback]

Alan B. Weitberg, MD, and a panel of internationally recognized basic scientists and clinicians present a comprehensive discussion of lung cancer, including a practice-oriented review of its diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. The contributors offer not only an understandable description of its molecular origins-an essential key to developing future therapies and preventive measures-but also rigorously discuss well-tested approaches, as well as those that are currently being evaluated for future use in both the laboratory and clinic. The book also elucidates the creation and effective deployment of treatment guidelines introduced by third party payers to improve clinical outcomes, even while lowering healthcare costs.Alan B. Weitberg, MD, and a panel of internationally recognized basic scientists and clinicians present a comprehensive discussion of lung cancer, including a practice-oriented review of its diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. The contributors offer not only an understandable description of its molecular origins-an essential key to developing future therapies and preventive measures-but also rigorously discuss well-tested approaches, as well as those that are currently being evaluated for future use in both the laboratory and clinic. The book also elucidates the creation and effective deployment of treatment guidelines introduced by third party payers to improve clinical outcomes, even while lowering healthcare costs.Part I. Background, Basic Science, and Evaluation of Lung CancerIncidence and Etiology: Shifting PatternsKim Josen, Richard Siegel, and David KampPathology of Lung CarcinomaMirela Stancu and N. Peter LibbeyMolecular Biology of Lung Cancer: A PrimerMirela Stancu, Thomas King, and Abby MaizelMolecular Biology of Human Lung Cancer: A Detailed AnalysisXiangyang Dong and Li MaoTechniques for the Diagnosis of Lung CancerMichael A. PasseroLung-Cancer StagingRichard Siegel, Kim Josen, and Sigmund WeitzmanPart II. Treatment: Non-Small-Cell Lung lcX