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Tables of Contents for Lung Cancer
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
An Important Message for Readers
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
Part I The Changing Face of Lung Cancer
Chapter 1 New Information That Could Save Your Life
1
11
Chapter 2 Clearing the Air about Guilt
12
9
Part II The Basics
Chapter 3 How Your Lungs Work
21
10
Chapter 4 when Cancer Intrudes
31
12
Part III Beating Your Risk Factors
Chapter 5 Now You Can Find It Early
43
17
Chapter 6 Are You at Risk?
60
19
Chapter 7 Encouraging News for Smokers
79
20
Part IV When Lung Cancer Strikes
Chapter 8 Diagnosis and Staging
99
24
Chapter 9 Coping with the News
123
18
Part V Taking Charge of Treatment
Chapter 10 Preparing for Effective Treatment
141
23
Chapter 11 Surgery
164
20
Chapter 12 Chemotherapy
184
27
Chapter 13 Radiation Therapy
211
19
Chapter 14 Getting Access to the Latest Treatments
230
18
Chapter 15 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
248
23
Part VI Living with Lung Cancer
Chapter 16 Treatment Is Finished-Now What?
271
15
Chapter 17 Optimizing the Quality of Your Life
286
20
Chapter 18 A Message for Caregivers
306
8
Chapter 19 The Practicalities
314
26
Chapter 20 It's Never Too Late to Hope
340
13
Afterword
353
2
Glossary
355
16
Index
371
18
About the Authors
389