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Factors associated with human small aggressive non small cell lung cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Oct 2007
Tammemagi C Martin, Freedman Matthew T, Church Timothy R, Oken Martin M, Hocking William G, Kvale Paul A, Hu Ping, Riley Thomas L, Ragard Lawrence R, Prorok Philip C, Berg Christine D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) progress to distant lymph nodes or metastasize while relatively small. Such small aggressive NSCLCs (SA-NSCLC) are no longer resectable with curative intent, carry a grave prognosis, and may involve unique biological pathways. This is a study of factors associated with SA-NSCLC. METHODS: A nested case-case study was embedded in the National Cancer Institute's...
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