Ferreiro, Carmen.

Lung cancer / Carmen Ferreiro ; consulting editor, I. Edward Alcamo ; foreword by David Heymann. - New York : Chelsea House, c2006. - 144 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Deadly diseases and epidemics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cancer and the lungs -- Cancer and the cell -- What causes lung cancer? -- Tobacco smoking and lung cancer -- Detecting lung cancer: symptoms and screening -- Diagnosis and staging -- Treatment: surgery and chemotherapy -- Treatment: radiation therapy, multimodality therapy and clinical trials -- Biological therapies -- Further treatments and end-of life care.

ISBN: 0791089371 (hc : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006010422

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Lungs--Cancer.

LC Class. No.: RC280.L8 / F47 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 616.99/424