High incidence of ischemic stroke occurrence in irradiated lung cancer patients: a population-based surgical cohort study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A high risk of stroke occurrence has been reported in several types of irradiated cancer patients. However, clinical data are lacking in irradiated lung cancer patients. The present study intended to explore a risk level of ischemic stroke occurrence in irradiated lung cancer...

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Main Authors: Shih-Kai Hung, Moon-Sing Lee, Wen-Yen Chiou, Ching-Chih Lee, Yi-Chun Chen, Chun-Liang Lai, Nai-Chuan Chien, Wen-Lin Hsu, Dai-Wei Liu, Yu-Chieh Su, Szu-Chi Li, Hung-Chih Lai, Shiang-Jiun Tsai, Feng-Chun Hsu, Hon-Yi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3978039?pdf=render