Characteristics of the therapeutic measures in lung cancer
Berëzkin, D.P.; Vagner, R.I.; Ekimov, V.I.; Filatov, V.N.
Voprosy Onkologii 34(8): 936-942
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 2458655 Document Number: 317444
The paper discusses procedures used at Soviet oncological establishment for the treatment of 11,089 cases of lung cancer within 1968-1972 and 1974-1980. Stage I-II cancer was diagnosed in 24%, while stage III--in 41 and stage IV--in 35%. Radical treatment was carried out in 20%. Radiation, chemotherapy and chemoradiation treatment were most frequently used in 1974-1980 (18, 20 and 10% of patients, respectively).