Palliative treatment of advanced non small cell lung cancer with weekly fraction radiotherapy

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 148-152

  Bhatt, M L B ^a   Mohanti, B K ^a   Kumar, L ^a   Chawla, S ^a   Sharma, D N ^a   Rath, G K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034584388     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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