The prognostic factors of lung cancer patients with brain metastases treated with radiotherapy

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-77

  Hsiung, Ching Yeh ^a   Leung, Stephen Wan ^a   Wang, Chong Jong ^a   Lo, Sing Kai ^b   Chen, Hui Chun ^a   Sun, Li Min ^a   Fang, Fu Min ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Lung cancer; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL IRRADIATION; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031745460     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005775029983     Document Type: Article

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