Treatment of small cell lung carcinoma i
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Esther Dajczman; Li Yi Fu; David Small; Norman Wolkove; Harvey Kreisman
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## 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