Multidisciplinary management of lung cancer

A Spira, DS Ettinger - New England Journal of Medicine, 2004 - Mass Medical Soc
A Spira, DS Ettinger
New England Journal of Medicine, 2004Mass Medical Soc
Despite years of research, the five-year survival rate among patients with lung cancer is a
mere 14 percent. Lung cancer is divided into two major types—non–small-cell lung cancer
and the more aggressive small-cell lung cancer. This review considers the treatment of each
type in the framework of multidisciplinary management and recent clinical trials.
Despite years of research, the five-year survival rate among patients with lung cancer is a mere 14 percent. Lung cancer is divided into two major types — non–small-cell lung cancer and the more aggressive small-cell lung cancer. This review considers the treatment of each type in the framework of multidisciplinary management and recent clinical trials.
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