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EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY UPDATE Update on nonsmall cell lung cancer
D espite recent advances and declining its incidence in males in Western countries, lung cancer remains the main cause of cancer deaths worldwide, mainly because of tobacco smoking epidemics in developing countries and the still moderate efficacy of therapeutic strategies [1–3]. More than 80% of lung cancers are nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which can be further sub-divided into squamous c...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Review
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0905-9180,1600-0617
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00006610