## BACKGROUND. The number of elderly people with small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is increasing and currently nearly 25% are older than 70 years. Elderly patients may not tolerate intensive therapy and, therefore, often do not receive such treatment. Additionally, age may be an independent predicto
Hormone production by cultures of small-cell carcinoma of the lung
โ Scribed by G. D. Sorenson; O. S. Pettengill; T. Brinck-Johnsen; C. C. Cate; L. H. Maurer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 891 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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