Download or read book New Perspectives in Lung Cancer written by Stephen G. Spiro and published by Amer Coll Chest Physicians. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lung cancer is the commonest cause of death from cancer in the Western world and for a long time doctors have been pessimistic about its prognosis. Over the past three years, however, there have been important and exciting advances made in the understanding and treatment of lung cancer, and interest in the disease has grown considerably.