The Effect of Chemoradiotherapy on Survival in Locally Advanced Unresectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Experience from the Southeast Region of Turkey
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ÇIĞDEM USUL AFŞAR1, FERYAL KARACA2, MERAL GÜNALDI3, İSMAIL OĞUZ KARA4, MELEK ERKIŞI4, BERKSOY ŞAHIN4, BERNA BOZKURT DUMAN5, SEMRA PAYDAŞ4, VEHBI ERCOLAK6 1Ministry of Health, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul 2Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Adana 3Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul 4Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Oncology, Adana 5Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Adana 6Mersin Government Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Mersin, Turkey
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