Abstract
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in men and women. More than 170,000 Americans receive a diagnosis of lung cancer annually and the majority of them die of the disease [1]. There is considerable interest in improving treatment for lung cancer given its high impact on society. More than 80% of patients with lung cancer have non-small cell carcinoma (NSCLC). Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for patients with early stage NSCLC and results in cure of about 60-80% of patients with stage I (T1-2N0) disease [2]-[5].
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Treating Tumors that Move with Respiration |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 133-144 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783540698852 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine