An evaluation of the impact of a multidisciplinary team, in a single centre, on treatment and survival in patients with inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer
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- 18 October 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in British Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 93 (9) , 977-978
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602825
Abstract
Treatment and survival of patients with inoperable Non-small-cell lung cancer in 1997 (n=117) and 2001 (n=126), before and after the introduction of a multidisciplinary team, was examined in a single centre. There were no differences in age, sex and extent of deprivation between the two years. However, in 2001, 23% of patients received chemotherapy treatment compared with 7% in 1997 (PP<0.001).Keywords
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