Outcome of endobronchial electrocautery versus external beam radiotherapy or both together in the palliative management of non-small cell lung cancer

Background: Approximately 75% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) present with locally advanced or metastatic disease which renders them inoperable and virtually incurable. Whene the aim of treatment is palliation, radiotherapy and bronchotherapeutic procedures are often recommended....

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Main Authors: Samah M. Shehata, Ashraf E. El-Shora, Mohamed A. Mazroaa, Mostafa I. Ragab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000551