Non-small cell lung cancer in never smokers: a clinical entity to be identified
OBJECTIVES: It has been recognized that patients with non-small cell lung cancer who are lifelong never-smokers constitute a distinct clinical entity. The aim of this study was to assess clinical risk factors for survival among neversmokers with non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS: All consecutive n...
Main Authors: | Ilka Lopes Santoro, Roberta Pulcheri Ramos, Juliana Franceschini, Sergio Jamnik, Ana Luisa Godoy Fernandes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2011-01-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011001100005 |
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