'Tumour volume' as a predictor of survival after resection of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 456-459

  Jefferson, M F ^a   Pendleton, N ^a   Faragher, E B ^a   Dixon, G R ^b   Myskow, M W ^b   Horan, M A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Broadgreen Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Tumour volume'; Lung cancer; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030036146     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.381     Document Type: Article

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