1. Etiology of lung cancer / Aage Haugen, Steen Mollerup -- 2. Epidemiology of lung cancer : a century of great success and ignominious failure / Peter Boyle, Sara Gandini, Nigel Gray -- 3. Molecular biology of lung cancer / Thomas Tuxen Poulsen, Hans Skovgaard Poulsen, Helle Pappot -- 4. Tobacco policy / Nigel Gray -- 5. Smoking cessation programs / Philip Taeannesen -- 6. Current status of lung cancer screening / James L. Mulshine -- 7. Histopathology of lung tumors / Elisabeth Brambilla, Sylvie Lantuejoul -- 8. Clinical diagnosis and basic evaluation / John J. Mullon, Eric J. Olson -- 9. Staging, classification, and prognosis / Michael Dusmet, Peter Goldstraw -- 10. Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer -- 11. Treatment of small cell lung cancer -- 12. Malignant mesothelioma / Bruce Robinson, Anna Nowak, Cleo Robinson, Jenette Creaney -- 13. Summary of treatment / Heine H. Hansen -- 14. Therapeutic bronchoscopy for palliation of lung tumors / Paul W. A. Kunst, Pieter E. Postmus, Thomas G. Sutedja -- 15. Complications of lung cancer / Vincenzo Minotti, Michele Montedoro, Maurizio Tonato -- 16. Quality of life and supportive care / Jean-Paul Sculier, Anne-Pascal Meert, Marianne Paesmans, Thierry Berghmans -- 17. The cost and cost-effectiveness of lung cancer management / William K. Evans, Christopher J. Longo -- 18. The future / Giovanni Selvaggi, Giorgio Vittorio Scagliotti.