Hope for progress after 40 years of futility? Novel approaches in the treatment of advanced stage III and IV non-small-cell-lung cancer: Stereotactic body radiation therapy, mediastinal lymphadenectomy, and novel systemic therapy

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains a leading cause of cancer mortality. The majority of patients present with advanced (stage III-IV) disease. Such patients are treated with a variety of therapies including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Despite decades of work, however, overall survi...

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Main Authors: Simon Fung Kee Fung, Graham W Warren, Anurag K Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Carcinogenesis
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Online Access:http://www.carcinogenesis.com/article.asp?issn=1477-3163;year=2012;volume=11;issue=1;spage=20;epage=20;aulast=Fung