Lung cancer is primarily a disease of well-developed affluent countries. It is by far the most common cancer in men, and could become more prevalent in women than breast cancer. Yet, although it is common, preventable, and sometimes curable, very little information is available about it. In a clear, accessible style, this thoroughly updated revised edition provides the answers to the questions patients with lung cancers or those involved with them are likely to ask. The first section describes the causes, diagnosis, and progression of the disease, and includes a chapter on stoping smoking. The next section deals with the curative and symptomatic treatments available for the different types of lung cancer. The third section, new for this edition, discusses the future prospects for the disease and its treatment. Also included are a glossary, a list of further reading, and an extensive list of addresses of organizations which can provide help and advice.
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'provides far more detailed information than any consultant is able to impart in the time he has available with an individual patient' Aslib Book List, Vol. 58, No. 2, February 1993
'This book is an overview of what is going on in the field of lung cancer, written in a simple language making it easy for reader. It is educational and very informative on all aspects of lung cancer. This book is an excellent handbook for an overview of lung cancer. It provides the patients, and the vast majority of medical staff who are involved with assessment and management of lung cancers, with a brief idea about the illness and how to deal with it. Its coverage is simple to keep the price cheap for all, making it a good buy.' Abdulaziz Al Sarif, Saudi Medical Journal
'This book is an overview of what is going on in the field of lung cancer, written in a simple language making it easy for reader. It is educational and very informative on all aspects of lung cancer. This book is an excellent handbook for an overview of lung cancer. It provides the patients, and the vast majority of medical staff who are involved with assessment and management of lung cancers, with a brief idea about the illness and how to deal with it. Its coverage is simple to keep the price cheap for all, making it a good buy.' Abdulaziz Al Sarif, Saudi Medical Journal
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Chris Williams, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Physician, Southampton University Hospitals.
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We have all heard about lung cancer, but most of us have only a rudimentary idea of the disease and its treatment, and even this is coloured by our own emotional reaction to the idea of cancer itself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
common lung cancers, staging tests, main airway, lung tumours, exploratory operation, developing lung cancer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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We have all heard about lung cancer, but most of us have only a rudimentary idea of the disease and its treatment, and even this is coloured by our own emotional reaction to the idea of cancer itself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
common lung cancers, staging tests, main airway, lung tumours, exploratory operation, developing lung cancer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United Kingdom, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Living with Cancer (Health Library) by Jenny Bryan in Back Matter
- Understanding Cancer by Gareth Rees in Back Matter
- The Bristol Recipe Book (Century paperbacks) by Sadhya Rippon in Back Matter
- Lung Cancer: A Practical Guide, 1e by Luis E. Raez MD FACP FCCP in Front Matter
- Community Health by Lawrence W. Green in Back Matter
- No-Nag, No-Guilt, Do-It-Your-Own-Way Guide to Quitting Smoking by Tom Ferguson in Back Matter
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