The effect of orchiectomy on lung cancer survival

Anticancer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6 C, 1999, Pages 5567-5570

  Johnston, Eileen M ^a   McIntyre, Lauren M ^a,b   Hoff, Jennifer A ^b   Bepler, Gerold ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen ablation; Lung cancer; Orchiectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; ANDROGENS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033388790     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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