Autor: Heine H. Hansen

The last volume dealing with lung cancer in this series in Cancer Treatment and Research was published in 1986 and entitled Lung Cancer: Basic and Clinical Aspects. The present book continues the out …

Lung cancer is one of the biggest challenges in oncology today. The challenge is due to the recognition of the possibility of prevention in at least 70-80 % of all the cases and the extreme difficult …

Primary lung tumors are now a global health problem. The incidence has risen dramatically during the last 5–6 decades, reflecting the popularity of cigarette smoking. In this, the fifth volume deali …

The "Europe against Cancer" programme has, from its inception, emphasised the key role which general practitioners must play in the actions necessary to achieve its aim of reduc- ing the in …

This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICe. The editors and authors feel strongly that more standar- dization in cancer therapy is needed on a worldwide basis. This, of course, i …

Effective care of the cancer patient increasingly involves systemic treatment, and as the range of available therapeutic agents continues to expand, the medical oncologist must be fully aware of the …