Richard A. Matthay – författare

This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest-edited by Dr. M. Patricia Rivera, is the second of two issues focused on Lung Cancer. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to:�Lung Cancer TNM Staging: The 8th Edition;�New Surgical Approaches in the Treatment of NSCLC;�Alternatives to Surgery for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Stereotactic Radiotherapy;�Alternatives to Surgery for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Thermal Ablation;�Advances in the Treatment of Stage III NSCLC;�Advances in Treatment of NSCLC: Targeted Therapy; Advances in the Treatment of NSCLC: Immunotherapy;�Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease in NSCLC;�Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions;�Advances in the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer;�Palliative Care and the Role of the Primary Care Physician in Lung Cancer Care;�Pulmonary Complications of Immunotherapy; and Pulmonary Complications of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy.

Topics include: The Obesity Epidemic, Altered Resting and Exercise Respiratory Physiology in Obesity, Association of Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases and Obesity, Role of Obesity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, The Pickwickian Syndrome - Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Obesity and Thromboembolic Disease, Medical Therapy of Obesity, Obesity and Bariatric Surgery, Airway Management of Patients with Obesity, Anesthetic Management of Patients with Obesity, Obesity and Acute Lung Injury, Obese Patients in the Intensive Care Units, Obesity Cardiomyopathy, Obesity and Respiratory Diseases in Childhood, Obesity and Respiratory Diseases in the Aging Population.