Non-small cell lung cancer: Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™

DS Ettinger, G Bepler, R Bueno… - … Journal of the …, 2006 - mdanderson.elsevierpure.com
DS Ettinger, G Bepler, R Bueno, A Chang, JY Chang, LR Chirieac, TA D'Amico, TL Demmy…
JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2006mdanderson.elsevierpure.com
Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and non-small cell lung
cancer accounts for 80% to 85% of all lung cancer cases. Surgery, radiation therapy, and
chemotherapy are the 3 modalities commonly used to treat patients with NSCLC and can be
used either alone or in combination depending on the disease status. The 2006 NCCN Non-
Small Cell Lung Cancer Guidelines provide the latest updates in the management of this
disease, including stage regrouping and changes in screening recommendations for high …
Abstract
Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 80% to 85% of all lung cancer cases. Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are the 3 modalities commonly used to treat patients with NSCLC and can be used either alone or in combination depending on the disease status. The 2006 NCCN Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Guidelines provide the latest updates in the management of this disease, including stage regrouping and changes in screening recommendations for high-risk patients and in treatment recommendations for several stages. In addition, principles of systemic therapy were expanded to include adjuvant treatment.
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