Part 1 - About lung cancer
1: What is lung cancer?
2: Who gets lung cancer?
3: What causes lung cancer?
4: Stopping smoking
5: How is lung cancer diagnosed?
6: Tests used to stage lung cancer
Part 2 - Treatment
7: Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
8: Treatment of small cell lung cancer
9: Treatment of other lung tumours
10: Other methods of treatment
11: Treatment of the symptoms and complications of lung cancer
Part 3 - Dealing with lung cancer
12: Getting the best treatment
13: Living with cancer
14: Clinical trials
15: Future prospects
Appendix - Sources of help, information and advice
Glossary
Stephen Falk is a consultant clinical oncologist based in Bristol
with sessional commitments to Yeovil. Major clinical interests are
thoracic and gastro-intestinal malignancies. Interest in research
was stimulated as a MRC Clinical Scientist in Norman Bleehens' unit
in Cambridge where the MRC cancer trials unit was situated at the
time. A MD related to lung cancer and scheduling of topoisomerase
poisons with and without radiation is the basis of an on-going
interest in chemo-radiation interactions.
He is lead doctor for Clinical Oncology in Bristol and clinical
lead for research and development within the Bristol Haematology
and Oncology centre and for the National Cancer Research Network
locally in Avon Somerset and Wiltshire. He is also a member of the
NCRI upper GI studies committees. Increasing research management
activity is reflected in his current role as co-clinical director
of the UK comprehensive local research network western.
...this is a comprehensive book that I would recommend for
patients, lay carers and professionals who wish to get information
on lung cancer.
*Oncology News*
...a great resource for someone who is newly diagnosed with lung
cancer and a great help for the practitioner.
*Doody's Notes*
I have reviewed quite a few books about lung cancer this is one of
the best so far. Everything is explained really well for carers and
it will help them to understand the mental strain on the patient. I
like the honest content, the hope for the future and the
explanation of the whole process, from symptoms, through diagnosis
to treatment options. The introduction is excellent; it made me
want to obtain more knowledge.
*Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices*
This is a no-nonsense, practical, factual book on all aspects of
lung cancer; it will be useful for anyone affected by cancer who is
trying to understand what is happening and why. It is very clear
and easy to understand; the authors use plain English, which would
appeal to anyone with no medical knowledge.
*Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices*
As a prospective undergraduate medical student with a strong
interest in oncology, I found this resource incredibly informative.
It has an abundance of information about the treatment of lung
cancer, giving a patient (or anyone involved in their care) an
accurate picture of what he/she can expect, thus slightly
alleviating possible anxieties. It is also a very good quick
reference resource for professionals.
*Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices*
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