Standards of Service Provision for Lung Cancer …

In 2006 there were 9563 cases and 7397 deaths due to lung cancer in Australia and only 12% of patients survived 5 years.[1, 2] Although incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer are declining in men, there has been an increase in rates in women.[3, 4] Except for short-term survival after a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer, the prognosis ... ................
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