Epidemiology of lung cancer in India: Focus on the differences between non-smokers and smokers: A single-centre experience

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-81

  Noronha, V ^a   Dikshit, R ^a   Raut, N ^b   Pramesh, C S ^a   Karimundackal, G ^a   Agarwal, J P ^a   Munshi, A ^a   Kumar, P ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Seven Hills Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; India; lung carcinoma; non smoker

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84865265503     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.98925     Document Type: Conference Paper

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