Understanding Lung Cancer

An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

By (author) Naheed Ali

Publication date:

30 January 2014

Length of book:

382 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442223233

Cancer of any kind is scary, but lung cancer is unique in that most people think that only people who smoke can or do get it. The truth is that anyone can get lung cancer, and it can be deadly. In 2008 (the most recent year numbers are available), 208,493 people in the United States were diagnosed with lung cancer, while 158,592 people in the United States died from lung cancer. Here, Dr. Naheed Ali dispels the notion that only smokers develop lung cancer, but also goes over their increased risk for getting the disease, while also considering the risk factors that non-smokers face. He provides background and tips for combating lung cancer, from prevention, to treatment, to coping with the disease should a person fall victim.

In typical fashion, Ali helps readers to understand what lung cancer is, how it develops, its different forms, and how both patients and caregivers can approach healing and treatment. Offering a clear background on the disease and its development, this work will help lung cancer sufferers and their friends and family better cope with and understand the diagnosis.

Preface

I: GROUNDWORK
1 Introduction to the Lung Cell
2 Lung Cell Health versus Lung Cell Disorder
3 Real Meaning and Anatomy of Lung Cancer
4 History of Lung Cancer

II: CLINICAL PICTURE
5 Causes and Risk Factors of Lung Cancer
6 Pathology of Lung Cancer
7 Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnostics
8 Outpatient and Inpatient Experiences

III: MANY FACES OF LUNG CANCER
9 Squamous Cell Carcinomas and Bronchioalveolar Carcinomas
10 Undifferentiated Carcinomas and Adenocarcinomas of the Lung
11 Oat Cell Carcinomas and Combined Small Cell Carcinomas
12 Other Manifestations of Lung Cancer

IV: RESOLUTIONS
13 Initial Approaches to Lung Cancer
14 Natural and Nonpharmacological Lung Cancer Approaches
15 Pharmacological Lung Cancer Approaches
16 Addressing the Mental Aspects of Lung Cancer

V: HOMESTRETCH
17 Lung Cancer at Home
18 Finding Motivation as a Lung Cancer Patient
19 Prevention and Collective Efforts
20 Conclusion

Appendix A: Lung Cancer-Related Links
Appendix B: Research and Training
Appendix C: Lung Cancer-Related Organizations
Appendix D: Nationally Recognized Lung Cancer Clinics
Appendix E: For Further Reading
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Dr. Ali's Understanding Lung Cancer is an incredibly well-organized guidebook possessing an ability to discuss virtually everything there is to know about lung cancer in a single volume. The author emphasizes how lung cancer can affect both patients and caregivers in all walks of life, and his ideas are suggestive of a multipronged approach that’s much needed in light of our rapidly changing health care system. As someone who has lost family members to lung cancer, I have no hesitation in recommending this book.