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Lung Cancer
David J. . Ed(S): Stewart
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Description for Lung Cancer
Hardback. This comprehensive resource provides authoritative information on the most up-to-date prevention and treatment strategies for thoracic malignancies. Therapies are put in the context of tumor biology for a full assessment of the various aspects of lung cancer. Editor(s): Stewart, David J. Series: Current Clinical Oncology. Num Pages: 554 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 45 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Defining the Lung Cancer Problem 1 Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. It kills almost as many Americans as cancers of the breast, prostate, colon, rectum, pancreas, and 2 kidney combined, and accounts for 28.6% of all US cancer deaths. With an increase in the 5-year relative survival rate from 13% to only 16% in the more than 2 30 years from 1974 to the present, it will take us another 840 years to eradicate lung cancer deaths if we do not improve the current rate of progress. As discussed in this text, lung ... Read more
Defining the Lung Cancer Problem 1 Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. It kills almost as many Americans as cancers of the breast, prostate, colon, rectum, pancreas, and 2 kidney combined, and accounts for 28.6% of all US cancer deaths. With an increase in the 5-year relative survival rate from 13% to only 16% in the more than 2 30 years from 1974 to the present, it will take us another 840 years to eradicate lung cancer deaths if we do not improve the current rate of progress. As discussed in this text, lung ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
Series
Current Clinical Oncology
Number of Pages
538
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781607615231
SKU
V9781607615231
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Lung Cancer
From the reviews: “This comprehensive review of prevention and treatment strategies for malignancies of the thorax thoroughly investigates tumor biology and discusses established and emerging therapies. … The book is written for a wide audience that includes pathologists, pulmonologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and surgical oncologists. … I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in current and ... Read more