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Lung Cancer: Basic and Clinical Aspects

Basic and Clinical Aspects

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Heine H. Hansen

    1. Department of Oncology II, Finsen Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research (CTAR, volume 28)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Immunohistology in the Classification of Lung Cancer

    • Veli-Pekka Lehto, Jonas Bergh, Ismo Virtanen
    Pages 1-30

  3. The Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Pathological Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

    • Lou De Leu, Pieter E. Postmus, Sibrand Poppema, Job D. Elema, T. Hauw The
    Pages 31-48

  4. In Vitro Characterization of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    • John C. Ruckdeschel, Herbert K. Oie, Adi F. Gazdar
    Pages 49-59

  5. Clinical Correlates of Biological Studies of Small Cell Lung Cancer

    • Desmond N. Carney
    Pages 61-75

  6. Limitations and Potentials of In Vitro Sensitivity Testing of Human Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

    • Henrik Roed, Lars L. Vindeløv, Mogens Spang-Thomsen, Svend Aa. Engelholm
    Pages 77-89

  7. Screening for Lung Cancer: Recent Experience in the United States

    • Robert S. Fontana
    Pages 91-111

  8. Peptide Hormones in Small Cell Lung Cancer: Their Usefulness for Diagnosis, Staging and Monitoring of Treatment

    • Klaus Havemann, Claus Gropp, Rolf Holle
    Pages 113-128

  9. Prognostic Factors in Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Analysis of 874 Consecutive Patients

    • Kell Østerlind
    Pages 129-152

  10. Diagnostic Procedures in the Detection of CNS Metastases from Small Cell Lung Cancer

    • Anders G. Pedersen
    Pages 153-182

  11. C.T. Scanning in the Pre-Operative Assessment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    • Peter Goldstraw
    Pages 183-199

  12. Radiosensitizers and Lung Cancer: Basic and Clinical Aspects

    • Norman M. Bleehen
    Pages 201-219

  13. Effects of Photodynamic Therapy in Lung Cancer with Particular Reference to Early Stage Cases

    • Yoshiko Hayata, Harubumi Kato, Jutaro Ono, Nobuhiko Takizawa, Chimori Konaka
    Pages 221-232

  14. High-Dose Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer

    • Pieter E. Postmus, Dirk Th. Sleijfer, Nanno H. Mulder
    Pages 233-247

  15. Therapy of Lung Cancer-Any progress? An Overview of the Last Decade

    • Heine H. Hansen, Mikael Rørth
    Pages 249-264

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 265-273
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About this book

Lung cancer is one of the biggest challenges in oncology today. The challenge is due to the recognition of the possibility of prevention in at least 70-80 % of all the cases and the extreme difficulties encountered in the treatment of this neoplasm. Despite the knowledge of prevention measures such as cessation of cigarette smoking the incidence continues to increase in many countries. The increase is particularly notable in females in the west­ ernized countries where the death rate in females in certain regions sur­ passes that of breast cancer. Furthermore, in many developing countries lung cancer is now being diagnosed with increasing frequency in both sexes and it is expected to be a major cause of death in those countries later in this century or the beginning of next century if the tobacco consumption will continue its rapid rise. With respect to therapy the 1970'es brought considerable progress in understanding of the clinical behaviour of lung cancer thereby establishing the importance of distinguishing between the major histologic types. Thera­ peutic advancement was particularly experienced in small cell carcinoma with the introduction of combination chemotherapy after this special dis­ ease entity among lung cancers was recognized as being a disseminated dis­ ease in almost all cases at the time of diagnosis. It was expected that the improvement in therapy would have continued in the early 1980'es, not only for small cell lung cancer but also for the other cell types.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Oncology II, Finsen Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Heine H. Hansen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lung Cancer: Basic and Clinical Aspects

  • Book Subtitle: Basic and Clinical Aspects

  • Editors: Heine H. Hansen

  • Series Title: Cancer Treatment and Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2295-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-763-6Published: 30 April 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9414-6Published: 04 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2295-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0927-3042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-8497

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 274

  • Topics: Oncology

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