Lung cancer /
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 non-smokers, w...
| Основен автор: | Falk, Stephen A., 1945- |
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| Други автори: | Williams, C. J. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Издание: | 3rd ed. |
| Серия: |
Facts (Oxford, England)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=467608 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Lung Cancer : The Facts. |
Съдържание:
- PART 1: ABOUT LUNG CANCER: What is lung cancer?
- Who gets lung cancer?
- What causes lung cancer?
- Stopping smoking
- How lung cancer is diagnosed
- Tests used to stage lung cancer
- PART 2: TREATMENT: Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
- Treatment of small cell lung cancer
- Treatment of other lung tumours
- Other methods of treatment
- Treatment of the symptoms and complications of lung cancer
- PART 3: DEALING WITH LUNG CANCER: Getting the best treatment
- Living with lung cancer
- Clinical trials
- Future prospects in lung cancer
- Appendix: Sources of help, information, and advice
- Glossary.