Journal article
Survival of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer after a diagnosis of brain metastases
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The prognosis of patients with brain metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc) is poor. However, some reports suggest that patients with brain metastases at the time of initial diagnosis have a more favourable survival than do patients with advanced nsclc without brain metastases.
METHODS: In a retrospective cohort of all new lung cancer patients seen at a Canadian tertiary centre between July 2005 and June 2007, we …
Authors
Ali A; Goffin JR; Arnold A; Ellis PM
Journal
Current Oncology, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 300–306
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Date
August 2013
DOI
10.3747/co.20.1481
ISSN
1198-0052