Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Foreword
(Yukito Ichinose)
Introduction
(Diego Marquez-Medina, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital of Lleida, Spain)
Chapter 1
Lung Cancer Overview
(Ana Figueiredo, Catarina Ferreira, Pedro Ulisses, Diego Marquez-Medina, Respiratory Department. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário of Coimbra, Portugal, and others)
Chapter 2
Histopathology and Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancer
(Irene Sansano, Javier Hernández, Diego Marquez-Medina, Pathology Department. Vall d’Hebron University Hospital of Barcelona, Spain, and others)
Chapter 3
Staging of Patients with Lung Cancer
(Amaia Ojanguren, Maite Santamaria, Iñigo Ojanguren, Miriam Barrecheguren, José Luis Recuero, Diego Márquez-Medina, Thoracic Surgery Division. Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital of Lleida, Spain, and others)
Chapter 4
Future of the Mediastinal Staging
(José Luís Recuero Díaz, Íñigo Royo Crespo, Jorge Hernández Ferrández, Amaia Ojanguren Arranz, Diego Márquez Medina, Thoracic Surgery Department. Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital of Lleida, Spain, and others)
Chapter 5
Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection
(Hisashi Saji, Diego Marquez-Medina, Department of Chest Surgery. St. Marianna University School of Medicine of Kanagawa, Japan, and others)
Chapter 6
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
(Hirochika Matsubara, Diego Marquez-Medina, Thoracic Surgery Division. Surgery Department. University of Yamanashi, Japan, and others)
Chapter 7
Surgery for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Masafumi Yamaguchi, Diego Marquez-Medina, Department of Thoracic Oncology. National Kyusyu Cancer Center of Fukuoka City, Japan, and others)
Chapter 8
Radiation Therapy for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Núria Rodríguez de Dios, Ana Ortiz Barragan, Andrea Miralbell Palomino, Diego Marquez-Medina, Radiation Oncology Department. Parc de Salut Mar of Barcelona, Spain, and others)
Chapter 9
Treatment for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Kazuya Takamochi, Virginia García Reglero, Diego Marquez-Medina, Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine of Tokyo, Japan, and others)
Chapter 10
Surgical and Endoscopic Procedures in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Jose M Galbis, Nestor Martinez, Jose Jornet, Miriam Estors, María Vaño, Diego Marquez-Medina, Thoracic Surgery Department. La Ribera University Hospital of Alzira, Spain, and others)
Chapter 11
New Roles for Radiotherapy in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Leoncio Arribas Alpuente, ML Chust Vicente, JM Samper Hiraldo, P Santamaría García, JL Guinot Rodríguez, Diego Márquez-Medina, Radiation Oncology Department. Instituto Valenciano de Oncología of Valencia, Spain, and others)
Chapter 12
Conventional Chemotherapy in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Oscar Juan-Vidal, Gema Bruixola, Diego Marquez-Medina, Medical Oncology Department. La Fe University Hospital of Valencia, Spain, and others)
Chapter 13
Histologically Customized and Maintenance Chemotherapy in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Diego Cortinovis, Stefania Canova, Marida Ida Abbate, Diego Marquez-Medina, Medical Oncology Department. S. Gerardo Hospital of Monza, Italy, and others)
Chapter 14
Chemotherapy Beyond the Second Line of Treatment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: New Drug Development
(Christian Rolfo, Christian Caglevic, Mauricio Mahave, Eva Bustamante, Eduardo Castañon, Ignacio Gil Bazo, Diego Marquez-Medina, Oncology Department. Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium, and others)
Chapter 15
Combination of Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapies in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Antonio Carlos Sánchez Ruiz, Miriam Méndez García, Virginia Calvo de Juan, Mariano Provencio Pulla, Diego Marquez-Medina, Medical Oncology Department. Puerta de Hierro University Hospital of Majadahonda, Spain, and others)
Chapter 16
Treatment for Early Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Samreen Ahmed, Meera Chauhan, Luis Aznar-Garcia, Diego Marquez-Medina, Clinical Oncology Department. University Hospitals of Leicester, United Kingdom, and others)
Chapter 17
Treatment of Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer
(Rossana Berardi, Silvia Rinaldi, Francesca Morgese, Miriam Caramanti, Agnese Savini, Diego Marquez-Medina, Clinica di Oncologia Medica. Università Politecnica delle Marche of Ancona, Italy, and others)
Chapter 18
Modern Concept of Palliative Care in Lung Cancer
(María Nabal, Josep Porta-Sales, Diego Marquez-Medina, Palliative Care Supportive Team. Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital of Lleida, Spain, and others)
Chapter 19
Approach to Symptom Management in Advanced Lung Cancer
(Jaume Canal-Sotelo, Eva Barallat-Gimeno, Diego Marquez-Medina, Supportive Palliative Care Unit. Hospital de Santa Maria of Lleida, Spain, and others)
Chaper 20
Epilogue: The High Value of Multidisciplinary Management in Lung Cancer
(José Expósito, Diego Marquez-Medina, Radiation Oncology, Oncology Department. Granada University Hospital, Spain, and others)
Self-Correcting Test
Index
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