Lung Cancer Your Questions & Expert Answers

ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF! According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, following prostate cancer and breast cancer. No one with lung cancer needs to be alone in their fight against this disease. That's where this book and the information within can help. Lung Cancer: Your Questions & Expert Answers, Fifth Edition offers authoritative and practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. What is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)? What causes lung cancer? How is lung cancer treated? The updated Fifth Edition features several new appendices with valuable information, such as important questions to ask your doctor, a comprehensive list of resources for additional information, and staging criteria for non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer: Your Questions & Expert Answers is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional uncertainty of this disease.

Dr. Joan Schiller is widely published and internationally recognized for her work in lung cancer clinical research. Before serving as the Deputy Director of Clinical Investigation for the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, Virginia, she was the division chief of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center and Deputy Director of the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center in Dallas.Dr. Schiller has served as an editor for the Journal of Clinical Oncology, a board member for the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and the principal investigator on many national clinical trials for lung cancer. She was chairperson of the Thoracic Oncology Committee of the Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group for many years, and currently serves on the NCI Board of Scientific Counselors - Clinical Sciences and Epidemiology. She also serves on ASCO’s Guideline Panel for Systemic Therapy for Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.Dr. Schiller’s research has generated well over 200 publications that she has authored or co-authored, including articles, abstracts, book chapters, books, reviews and invited manuscripts.Dr. Schiller is the founder and President of Free to Breathe, a national advocacy organization aimed at raising awareness and funding for lung cancer, which has recently merged with Lung Cancer Research Foundation. She is passionate about climate change and its impact on health, and has given webinars and written articles and editorials on the subject.