An unusually high association of other primary cancers (9.7%) was found during the analysis of 403 consecutive cases of carcinoma of the lung diagnosed at DGMC between 1960 and 1975. Incidence by stage included 17.3% for Stage I (75 cases) and 16.9% for Stage II (59 cases). Median survival by stage
Second primary lung cancer
โ Scribed by Tamim Antakli; Robert F. Schaefer; Jerry E. Rutherford; Raymond C. Read
- Book ID
- 115699112
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 512 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-4975
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