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Lung Tumours

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Manual of Adult and Paediatric Medical Oncology

Part of the book series: UICC International Union Against Cancer ((UICCI))

Abstract

Most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States and an increasingly important cause of cancer deaths in all societies in which cigarette smoking is common — 117000 new cases per year in United States (59/100000). First cause of cancer deaths in males and second to breast cancer as a cause of cancer-related mortality in women.

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  1. Centro Riferimento Oncologico, Via Pedemontana, 33081, Aviano (Pordenone), Italy

    Dr. S. Monfardini (Chairman) & Dr. A. Veronesi

  2. Onkologie-Abteilung, Inselspital, Freiburgstraße, 3010, Bern, Switzerland

    Prof. K. Brunner

  3. Manchester University and Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Winslow Road, Manchester, M20 9BX, UK

    Prof. D. Crowther

  4. National Institute of Oncology, XII. Rath Gyorgy-u 7-9, Budapest, 1525, Hungary

    Prof. S. Eckhardt

  5. Service de Médécine Infantille II, Hopital d’Enfants Allée du Morovan, 54120, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France

    Prof. D. Olive

  6. Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Robert-Roessle-Institut, Lindenberger Weg 80, 1115, Berlin-Buch, G.D.R.

    Prof. S. Tanneberger

  7. CRC Medical Oncology Unit, Centre Block CF99, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S09 4XY, UK

    Prof. J. M. A. Whitehouse

  8. Division of Cancer Treatment, Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20205, USA

    Dr. R. Wittes

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Centro Riferimento Oncologico, Via Pedemontana, 33081, Aviano (Pordenone), Italy

    S. Monfardini (Chairman) & A. Veronesi (Chairman) & 

  2. Onkologie-Abteilung, Inselspital, Freiburgstraße, 3010, Bern, Switzerland

    K. Brunner

  3. Manchester University and Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Winslow Road, Manchester, M20 9BX, UK

    D. Crowther

  4. National Institute of Oncology, XII. Ráth Gyorgy-u 7-9, Budapest, 1525, Hungary

    S. Eckhardt

  5. Service de Médécine Infantille II, Hopital d’Enfants Allée du Morovan, 54120, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France

    D. Olive

  6. Robert-Roessle-Institut, Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Lindenberger Weg 80, 1115, Berlin-Buch, G.D.R.

    S. Tanneberger

  7. CRC Medical Oncology Unit, Centre Block CF 99, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S09 4XY, UK

    J. M. A. Whitehouse

  8. Division of Cancer Treatment, Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20205, USA

    R. Wittes

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Monfardini, S. et al. (1987). Lung Tumours. In: Monfardini, S., et al. Manual of Adult and Paediatric Medical Oncology. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82489-0_19

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