Research defines timeframes, factors to deem early stage lung cancer cured

Monday, August 2, 2010 - 13:21 in Health & Medicine

In patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), five-year disease-free survival is currently the benchmark of cure. However, there are two issues that remain with the follow-up standards: (1) When can cure be declared with confidence and (2) for how long should follow-up examination be continued?

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