Clonal evoluation and lung cancer pharmacogenomics

Background: Lung cancer is the world's leading cause of cancer death, with a 5 year survival rate of ~16%. Several factors contribute to this poor prognosis: the limited detection of disease at treatable stages, the high metastatic potential of any primary tumour, and the variable effectiveness...

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Main Author: Buys, Timon Paul Hermus
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9532