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The treatment of lung cancer: Perspectives and critique
Author(s) -
Handelsman Harry
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930090506
Subject(s) - medicine , modalities , lung cancer , radiation therapy , immunotherapy , treatment modality , treatment of lung cancer , chemotherapy , intensive care medicine , cancer , medical physics , surgery , oncology , social science , sociology
Future improvements in the therapy of lung cancer most probably will result from new treatment approaches that combine all existing modalities. This paper discusses the applications and, in particular, the shortcomings of present knowledge in surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and combinations of these modalities as they relate to the growing problem of treatment in lung cancer.