Primary therapeutic decision-making in inoperable non-small cell lung cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 439-444

  Erkurt, Erkut ^a   Tunali, Candaş ^a   Erkişi, Melek ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decision making; Non small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033984403     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00365-X     Document Type: Article

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