Lung cancer / [edited by] Sujal R. Desai.

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Clinical considerations in lung cancer / Pallav Shah -- Pathology of lung cancer / Sabine Pomplun -- Imaging of lung cancer / Sayed A.H.Z. Jafri and Sarah J. Copley -- Screening for lung cancer / Thomas E. Hartman -- Staging of lung cancer / Zelena A. Aziz -- Positron emission tomography in lung cancer / Thomas B. Lynch and Gary J.R. Cook -- Contemporary issues in the systemic treatment of lung cancer / Alistair Ring and Joseph Prendiville -- Radiotherapy in lung cancer / Shahreen Ahmad -- Surgery for lung cancer / Andrew Chukwuemeka and Michael T. Marrinan.

Despite the world-wide drive to increase awareness of the risks of smoking, lung cancer remains a global problem. A multidisciplinary team approach is now considered the most effective way to manage lung cancer. Imaging plays a central role in this multidisciplinary approach; this is reflected in the present volume. Individual chapters focus on imaging (including screening, diagnosis of symptomatic cases and staging), pathology and treatment options in lung cancer. Due to recent interest in the potential role of PET for a variety of malignancies, a separate chapter is devoted to this technique. Each volume in Contemporary Issues in Cancer Imaging is co-ordinated by an expert guest editor with contributions from all members of the multidisciplinary team, bringing together expertise from many specialities to promote the understanding and application of modern imaging in patient management.