Reviews Palliative care in patients with lung cancer
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- Published by Termedia Sp. z.o.o. in Contemporary Oncology
- Vol. 3, 238-245
- https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2013.35033
Abstract
Lung cancer accounts for 12% of all cancers and has the highest annual rate of mortality in men and women. The overall aim is cure or prolongation of life without evidence of disease. Almost 60% of patients at the moment of diagnosis are not eligible for radical treatment. Therefore soothing and...Keywords
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