Le dépistage du cancer bronchique : De l'espoir à la réalité = Lung cancer screening : From hope to reality
- Author
- Marc Taulelle, Étienne Lemarié
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- French
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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An ambitious program has been launched in terms of research, diagnosis, prevention, and screening. Among cancers, the leading cause of cancer death is lung cancer. This disease, so closely linked to behavioral habits, both focuses and encapsulates the problem. Despite constant progress in treatment, the prognosis remains bleak, explaining the fatalistic impression left by the last decade. While significant efforts were being made in screening for other cancer sites, lung cancer remained in the shadows, with studies showing limited effectiveness in this approach. The advent of spiral CT scanning has revolutionized the field, giving rise to new hope alongside anti-smoking campaigns. Autofluorescence endoscopy, by enabling the diagnosis of pre-neoplastic lesions, completes an arsenal that finally allows us to envision an effective, combined strategy. This book brings together all the elements relating to screening and early diagnosis. The road from hope to reality is long, but we must acknowledge that, for the first time, we know it exists.
Keywords: Medicine / Cancer bronchique / Auto fluorescence bronchique / Dépistage / Endoscopy / Fluorescence / Marqueurs / Scanner thoracique / Bronchial cancer / Bronchial autofluorescence / Screening / Endoscopy / Fluorescence / Markers / Chest CT scan
