The role of palliative radiotherapy in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Neoplasma

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 506-510

  Cetingoz, R ^a   Kentli, S ^a   Uruk, O ^a   Demirtas, E ^a   Sen, M ^a   Kinay, M ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Locally advanced NSCLC; Non small cell lung cancer; Palliative radiotherapy; Symptom palliation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0035712120     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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