2006, ISBN: 9783540266327

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique i… Meer...

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state-of-the-art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials. TOC:Pretreatment Considerations; Basic Treatment Considerations; Current Treatment Strategies in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Early Stage in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Treatment of Small-Cell Lung Cancer; Radiotherapy for Recurrent Lung Cancer; Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Advances in Supportive and Palliative Care for Lung Cancer Patients; Treatment-Related Toxicity; Quality of Life in Radiation Oncology of Lung Cancer; Prognostic Factors in Lung Cancer; Future Strategies in Lung Cancer; Pitfalls in the Design, Conduct, Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials; New Directions in the Evaluation and Presentation of Clinical Research in Lung Cancer; Subject Index. with contributions by numerous experts eBook PDF 30.03.2006 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks>Sach- & Fachthemen>Medizin, Springer, .200<

2006, ISBN: 9783540266327

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique i… Meer...

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state-of-the-art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials. TOC:Pretreatment Considerations; Basic Treatment Considerations; Current Treatment Strategies in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Early Stage in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Treatment of Small-Cell Lung Cancer; Radiotherapy for Recurrent Lung Cancer; Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Advances in Supportive and Palliative Care for Lung Cancer Patients; Treatment-Related Toxicity; Quality of Life in Radiation Oncology of Lung Cancer; Prognostic Factors in Lung Cancer; Future Strategies in Lung Cancer; Pitfalls in the Design, Conduct, Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials; New Directions in the Evaluation and Presentation of Clinical Research in Lung Cancer; Subject Index. eBook Springer PDF, Springer, 30.03.2006, Springer, 2006<

2006, ISBN: 9783540266327

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique i… Meer...

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state-of-the-art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials. TOC:Pretreatment Considerations; Basic Treatment Considerations; Current Treatment Strategies in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Early Stage in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Treatment of Small-Cell Lung Cancer; Radiotherapy for Recurrent Lung Cancer; Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Advances in Supportive and Palliative Care for Lung Cancer Patients; Treatment-Related Toxicity; Quality of Life in Radiation Oncology of Lung Cancer; Prognostic Factors in Lung Cancer; Future Strategies in Lung Cancer; Pitfalls in the Design, Conduct, Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials; New Directions in the Evaluation and Presentation of Clinical Research in Lung Cancer; Subject Index. eBook Springer PDF, Springer, 30.03.2006, Springer, 2006<

2006, ISBN: 9783540266327

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique i… Meer...

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state-of-the-art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials. TOC:Pretreatment Considerations; Basic Treatment Considerations; Current Treatment Strategies in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Early Stage in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Treatment of Small-Cell Lung Cancer; Radiotherapy for Recurrent Lung Cancer; Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Advances in Supportive and Palliative Care for Lung Cancer Patients; Treatment-Related Toxicity; Quality of Life in Radiation Oncology of Lung Cancer; Prognostic Factors in Lung Cancer; Future Strategies in Lung Cancer; Pitfalls in the Design, Conduct, Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials; New Directions in the Evaluation and Presentation of Clinical Research in Lung Cancer; Subject Index. eBook Springer 30.03.2006, Springer, Springer<

ISBN: 9783540266327

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique i… Meer...

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state-of-the-art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials. Books > Medicine & Public Health eBook, Springer Shop<