Malignant mesothelioma - British surgical strategies

Lung Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Waller, David A ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active supportive care; Adjuvant chemotherapy; Extrapleural pneumonectomy; Quality of life; Thorascopic debulking

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MESOTHELIOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MESOTHELIOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 3142740799     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.04.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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