Trends and characteristics of young non-small cell lung cancer patients in the United States

Trends and characteristics of young non-small cell lung cancer patients in the United States

Background: Although the median age at diagnosis of NSCLC is 70 years, a subset of patients with NSCLC present at a younger age (<40 years). Little is known about the time-trends in incidence of NSCLC in the young, their characteristics and outcomes.Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and...

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Main Authors: Anish eThomas, Yuanbin eChen, Tinghui eYu, Marko eJakopovic, Giuseppe eGiaccone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Young
disparities
Non-small cell lung cancer
SEER
population-based studies
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00113/full

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