Biomarkers in non-small cell lung carcinoma : methodological aspects and influence of gender, histology and smoking habits on estrogen receptor and epidermal growth factor family receptor signalling

Non-small cell lung carcinoma is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. There are gender and smoking associated differences both in tumour types and clinical outcome. Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are more frequent among smoking men while females develop adenocarcinomas (ADCA). NSCLC among...

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Main Author: Karlsson, Christina
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Örebro universitet, Hälsoakademin 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-19725
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