Elderly Dutch lung patients' survival improved by new treatment options between 2003-2009

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 09:01 in Health & Medicine

New developments such as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and improvements in surgical care in early-stage lung cancer have led to large survival gains for elderly Dutch patients, according to a population-based study presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).

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