Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

About the Book

Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma is a comprehensive reference for lung cancer patients and their families. The book reviews chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, gene therapy, cancer stages and many other critical topics Written in a detailed but understandable fashion,. Learn how chemotherapy works, why non-small cell and small cell cancer are categorized separately, and how the new gene work. The book review many recent studies and covers Iressa and other new drugs. The appendix contains detailed ratings of over 600 hospitals across the United States.

About the Author

Howard Gutman is familiar with lung cancer in both a professional and personal way. Professionally he is an attorney who has handled many cases involving lung cancer, personally, he helped care for his father-in-law who was diagnosed with the disease. He combines hundreds of hours of research and compilation of articles on many of the newest treatments with the personal perspective of one who has dealt with difficult decisions involving radiation, chemotherapy and gene therapy.