Treatment for small-cell lung cancer

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 13-20% of all lung cancers. Stongly associated with smoking and initially responsive to treatment, it results in death within 2-4 months without treatment. Limited-stage disease is treated with curative intent with chemotherapy and radiation ther...

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Main Authors: Saadeen Ahmed, Jazieh Abdul-Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-10-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2008;volume=3;issue=6;spage=100;epage=103;aulast=Saadeen