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Definitive Radiation Therapy Management For Medically Non-Resectable Clinically Localised Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results & Prognostic Factors, Edward Yu, Patricia Tai, Robert Ash, Michael Lee, Larry Stitt, George Rodrigues, Rashid Dar, Mark Vincent, Richard Inculet, Richard Malthaner Jul 2015

Definitive Radiation Therapy Management For Medically Non-Resectable Clinically Localised Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results & Prognostic Factors, Edward Yu, Patricia Tai, Robert Ash, Michael Lee, Larry Stitt, George Rodrigues, Rashid Dar, Mark Vincent, Richard Inculet, Richard Malthaner

Richard A. Malthaner

The aim of this paper is to review the experience of radical radiation therapy and the prognostic factors of patient outcome for clinically localised, medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Clinically staged node-negative NSCLC patients who were not a surgical candidates due to co-morbid diseases but who were eligible for curative treatment, were reviewed in the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP). This study population was treated between 1st Jan 1985 to 31st Jan 2004. Patients were excluded if they were previously treated with chest radiotherapy. Patients with localised disease, but who refused surgery, were also included in the …


Definitive Radiation Therapy Management For Medically Non-Resectable Clinically Localised Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results & Prognostic Factors, Edward Yu, Patricia Tai, Robert Ash, Michael Lee, Larry Stitt, George Rodrigues, Rashid Dar, Mark Vincent, Richard Inculet, Richard Malthaner Jul 2015

Definitive Radiation Therapy Management For Medically Non-Resectable Clinically Localised Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results & Prognostic Factors, Edward Yu, Patricia Tai, Robert Ash, Michael Lee, Larry Stitt, George Rodrigues, Rashid Dar, Mark Vincent, Richard Inculet, Richard Malthaner

Richard A. Malthaner

The aim of this paper is to review the experience of radical radiation therapy and the prognostic factors of patient outcome for clinically localised, medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Clinically staged node-negative NSCLC patients who were not a surgical candidates due to co-morbid diseases but who were eligible for curative treatment, were reviewed in the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP). This study population was treated between 1st Jan 1985 to 31st Jan 2004. Patients were excluded if they were previously treated with chest radiotherapy. Patients with localised disease, but who refused surgery, were also included in the …


From Survival To Survivorship: Late Side Effects Become An Issue In High-Grade Glioma., Yaacov R Lawrence, Wenyin Shi, Adam P Dicker Jan 2015

From Survival To Survivorship: Late Side Effects Become An Issue In High-Grade Glioma., Yaacov R Lawrence, Wenyin Shi, Adam P Dicker

Yaacov R. Lawrence

“For many patients, controlling neurological symptoms, preventing cognitive dysfunction and maintaining functional independence are just as important as prolonging survival.”