Risk factors influencing chemotherapy compliance and survival of elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Conclusion: Particular attention should be paid to improving the chemotherapy compliance of patients with low educational level, late TNM stage, medical history of squamous cell carcinoma, history of thoracotomy, living in rural areas and no medical insurance, and those in the recurrence period or consolidation period of chemotherapy.Keywords: Chemotherapy compliance; elderly; non-small cell lung cancer; risk factor; survival analysis.
Source: African Health Sciences - Category: African Health Authors: Zhongxing Bing, Zhibo Zheng, Jiaqi Zhang Source Type: research
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