Role of gender in the survival of surgical patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer

Purpose: There are reports of greater survival rates in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients of female gender. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of gender in survival of NSCLC patients treated surgically with curative intent (stage I/II). Methods: In a retrospective cohort...

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Main Authors: Nóris C Scaglia, José M Chatkin, José A Pinto, Maria T.R. Tsukazan, Mário B Wagner, Adriana F Saldanha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=3;spage=142;epage=147;aulast=Scaglia