The Lancet: Some lung cancer patients could live longer when treated

(The Lancet) Treating advanced small-cell lung cancer with thoracic radiation therapy in addition to standard treatment significantly prolongs long-term survival and reduces cancer recurrence in the chest by almost 50 percent, according to new research published in The Lancet and being presented simultaneously at ASTRO's 2014 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news