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SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY Handbook of Lung Cancer and Other Thoracic Malignancies by Gregory P Kalemkerian
Handbook of Lung Cancer and Other Thoracic Malignanciesis a practical guide to management of lung cancer and other cancers of the thoracic cavity. Edited by a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists from leading institutions, the book is an essential day-to-day reference for evidence-based care in thoracic oncology.This state-of-the-art handbook focuses on evidence-based conventional and novel treatment strategies that have been transforming the landscape of lung cancer and related tumors. It includes guidance on video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy, combined-modality therapy, molecular diagnostic testing leading to molecularly targeted therapy, immunotherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, and site-directed treatment of oligometastatic disease. Practical and applicable to the care of real-life patients, this pocket-style resource covers the entirety of the field and is indispensable for clinical oncologists treating and managing thoracic cancer as well as trainees in medical, radiation, and surgical oncology programs needing an accessible point of care resource in one of the most dynamic subspecialty areas in oncology.Key Features:Provides treatment plans and recommendations for each stage of small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancerKey Points in each chapter highlight clinical pearls and best practices, and provide recommendations for eliminating common errorsMesothelioma, thymic tumors, and pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors are each covered in separate chaptersOutlines strategies for high risk and elderly patients Preface Lewis E. Foxhall and Maria Alma RodriguezPART ONE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SURVIVORSHIP CARE1. Defining Cancer Survivors and Survivorship Maria Alma Rodriguez and Paula Lewis-Patterson2. Tools for Clinicians Guadalupe Palos and Katherine Gilmore3. Treatment Related Late and Long-Term Effects Jeong Oh4. Psychosocial Issues Lynn Waldmann and Karen Stepan5. Screening and Prevention Strategies Therese Bevers and Suzanne Day6. Care of the Older Adult Cancer Survivor Beatrice Edwards, Maria Suarez-Almazor, and Linda Pang7. Late Effects in Cancer Survivors Beatrice Edwards, Maria Suarez-Almazor, and Linda PangPART TWO: MANAGEMENT OF SITE-SPECIFIC CANCERS8. Integrative Medicine Gabriel Lopez9. Childhood Cancers Joann Ater and Angela Yarbrough10. Management of Breast Cancers Joyce Dains and Marita Lazzaro11. Management of Colorectal Cancers George Chang and Tilu Ninan12. Management of Prostate Cancers Jeri Kim, William Osai, and Spyridon Basourasko13. Management of Head & Neck Cancers Kristen Pytynia and Charlies Schreiner14. Management of Lymphoma Cancers Maria Alma Rodriguez, Ellen Mullen and Haleigh Mistry15. Management of Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors Amin Alousi and Karen Stolar16. Management of Thyroid Cancers Johnny Rollins