The Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Lung Cancer in an Alberta Cohort with a Mutivariate Analysis of Survival to Two Years

BACKGROUND: Lung cancer contributes significantly to cancer morbidity and mortality. Although case fatality rates have not changed significantly over the past few decades, there have been advances in the diagnosis, staging and management of lung cancer.

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Main Authors: Sandor J Demeter, Chester Chmielowiec, Wayne Logus, Pauline Benkovska-Angelova, Philip Jacobs, David Hailey, Alexander McEwan
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/729635
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spelling doaj-art-345f0f73ad314a6fa7cb4da6df2f1d642025-08-20T02:24:05ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412003-01-0110843544110.1155/2003/729635The Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Lung Cancer in an Alberta Cohort with a Mutivariate Analysis of Survival to Two YearsSandor J Demeter0Chester Chmielowiec1Wayne Logus2Pauline Benkovska-Angelova3Philip Jacobs4David Hailey5Alexander McEwan61Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (currently – joint appointments, Department of Radiology, Section of Nuclear Medicine, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba), CanadaAlberta Cancer Board, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlberta Cancer Board, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlberta Cancer Board, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaPublic Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaPublic Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlberta Cancer Board, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Lung cancer contributes significantly to cancer morbidity and mortality. Although case fatality rates have not changed significantly over the past few decades, there have been advances in the diagnosis, staging and management of lung cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/729635
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The Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Lung Cancer in an Alberta Cohort with a Mutivariate Analysis of Survival to Two Years
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title The Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Lung Cancer in an Alberta Cohort with a Mutivariate Analysis of Survival to Two Years
title_full The Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Lung Cancer in an Alberta Cohort with a Mutivariate Analysis of Survival to Two Years
title_fullStr The Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Lung Cancer in an Alberta Cohort with a Mutivariate Analysis of Survival to Two Years
title_full_unstemmed The Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Lung Cancer in an Alberta Cohort with a Mutivariate Analysis of Survival to Two Years
title_short The Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Lung Cancer in an Alberta Cohort with a Mutivariate Analysis of Survival to Two Years
title_sort descriptive epidemiology of primary lung cancer in an alberta cohort with a mutivariate analysis of survival to two years
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