Does Sex Influence the Impact That Smoking, Treatment Interruption and Impaired Pulmonary Function Have on Outcomes in Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment?

Gregory MM Videtic; Pauline T Truong; Robert B Ash; Edward W Yu; Walter I Kocha; Mark D Vincent; Anna T Tomiak; A Rashid Dar; Frances Whiston; Larry W Stitt

doi:10.1155/2005/376404

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2005)

Does Sex Influence the Impact That Smoking, Treatment Interruption and Impaired Pulmonary Function Have on Outcomes in Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment?

Gregory MM Videtic,
Pauline T Truong,
Robert B Ash,
Edward W Yu,
Walter I Kocha,
Mark D Vincent,
Anna T Tomiak,
A Rashid Dar,
Frances Whiston,
Larry W Stitt

Affiliations

Gregory MM Videtic: Department of Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Pauline T Truong: Department of Radiation Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency – Vancouver Island Cancer Centre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Robert B Ash: Department of Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Edward W Yu: Department of Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Walter I Kocha: Department of Medical Oncology, London Regional Cancer Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Mark D Vincent: Department of Medical Oncology, London Regional Cancer Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Anna T Tomiak: Department of Biometry, London Regional Cancer Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
A Rashid Dar: Department of Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Frances Whiston: Department of Medical Oncology, Kingston Regional Cancer Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Larry W Stitt: Department of Medical Oncology, Kingston Regional Cancer Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2005/376404
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 5
pp. 245 – 250

Abstract

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PURPOSE: To look for survival differences between men and women with limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) by examining stratified variables that impair treatment efficacy.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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