RADIOTHERAPY AS THE PRIMARY AND PALLIATIVE TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS AGED 75 AND OVER WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED AND METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER: ANALYSIS OF 45 CASES WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

AKSU, MAKSUT; Fayda, Merdan; SAYNAK, MERT; Saglamer, Esra; ORAL, Ethem; KİZİR, Ahmet; Karadeniz, Ahmet

RADIOTHERAPY AS THE PRIMARY AND PALLIATIVE TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS AGED 75 AND OVER WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED AND METASTATIC NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER: ANALYSIS OF 45 CASES WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

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AKSU M. G., Fayda M., SAYNAK M., Saglamer E. K., ORAL E. N., KİZİR A., ...More

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.21, no.1, pp.11-20, 2008 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 21 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2008
Journal Name: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.11-20
Keywords: Elderly, Lung cancer, Prognostic factors, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the prognostic factors and treatment results of Turkish patients aged 75 and over with locally advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).