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Characteristics of young lung cancer: Analysis of Taiwan's nationwide lung cancer registry focusing on epidermal growth factor receptor mutation and smoking status.
Oncotarget - 19 Jul 2016
Hsu Chia-Hung, Tseng Chien-Hua, Chiang Chun-Ju, Hsu Kuo-Hsuan, Tseng Jeng-Sen, Chen Kun-Chieh, Wang Chih-Liang, Chen Chih-Yi, Yen Sang-Hue, Chiu Chao-Hua, Huang Ming-Shyan, Yu Chong-Jen, Tsai Ying-Huang, Chen Jin-Shing, Tsai Chun-Ming, Chou Teh-Ying, Lin Kuei-Chih, Tsai Ming-Hsun, Lee Wen-Chung, Ku Hsiu-Ying, Liu Tsang-Wu, Yang Tsung-Ying, Chang Gee-Chen
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Lung cancer is relatively rare in young patients as the median age at diagnosis is 65-70 years. The main objective of this nationwide study was to investigate the characteristics of young lung cancer in Taiwan, especially the relationships among smoking behavior, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation, and age. The National Taiwan Lung Cancer Registry, a database contain detailed cancer statistics, was...
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