Abnormality
Abnormality … the medical meaning of “normal” has been lost in the shuffle of statistics. —Alvan Feinstein 1977 KEY WORDS Nominal data Dichotomous data Ordinal data Interval data Continuous data…
Introduction
Introduction We should study “the benefits of medical interventions in relation to their hazards and costs.” —Kerr L. White 1992 KEY WORDS Clinical epidemiology Clinical sciences Population sciences Epidemiology Evidence-based…
Peritoneal Metastases and Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Peritoneal Metastases and Peritoneal Mesothelioma Marcello Deraco Dominique M. Elias Olivier Glehen C. William Helm Paul H. Sugarbaker Vic J. Verwaal INTRODUCTION Peritoneal carcinomatosis, mesothelioma, and sarcomatosis are included in…
Benign and Malignant Mesothelioma
Benign and Malignant Mesothelioma Harvey I. Pass Michele Carbone Lee M. Krug Kenneth E. Rosenzweig INTRODUCTION Malignant mesotheliomas (MM) are highly aggressive neoplasms that arise primarily from the surface serosal…
Neoplasms of the Mediastinum
Neoplasms of the Mediastinum Robert B. Cameron Patrick J. Loehrer Percy P. Lee THYMIC NEOPLASMS Incidence and Etiology Thymic neoplasms, predominantly thymomas, constitute 30% and 15% of anterior mediastinal masses…
Small Cell and Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung
Small Cell and Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung M. Catherine Pietanza Lee M. Krug Abraham J. Wu Mark G. Kris Charles M. Rudin William D. Travis SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER…
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Frank C. Detterbeck Roy H. Decker Lynn Tanoue Rogerio C. Lilenbaum INCIDENCE AND ETIOLOGY Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide. The…
Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer
Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer Leora Horn Luiz Henrique de Lima Araujo Patrick Nana-Sinkam Gregory A. Otterson Terence M. Williams David P. Carbone INTRODUCTION Lung cancer tumorigenesis is a multistep…
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Counseling Ellen T. Matloff Danielle C. Bonadies INTRODUCTION Clinically based genetic testing has evolved from an uncommon analysis ordered for the rare hereditary cancer family to a widely available…
