title: Lung cancer. Introduction.
abstract: A series of review articles on lung cancer beginning in this issue of Thorax aims to increase the awareness of up to date evidence based knowledge and to generate further interest and optimism in its diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Edinburgh Medical School, UK. t.sethi@ed.ac.uk
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authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects