Open AccessSmall cell anaplastic carcinoma of the lung: Changing concepts and emerging problems
Author(s) -
Ruckdeschel John C.,
Caradonna Richard,
Paladine William J.,
Hillinger Stephen M.,
Horton John
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.29.2.84
Subject(s) - optimism , medicine , lung , disease , carcinoma , anaplastic carcinoma , oncology , cancer research , pathology , psychology , psychotherapist
Small cell carcinoma of the lung has joined the ranks of cancers that are increasingly susceptible to successful therapeutic attack. Cautious optimism about potential cures is being expressed in a disease that a few short years ago had a median survival of two months. Advances in cell biology, particularly in the area of metastases, are leading to new concepts in therapy, but more than ever there is a crying need for controlled studies of new approaches.