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Use of Positron Emission Tomography to Detect Recurrence and Associations With Survival in Patients With Lung and Esophageal Cancers

BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography (PET) scans are often used in cancer patients for staging, restaging, and monitoring for treatment response. These scans are also often used to detect recurrence in asymptomatic patients, despite a lack of evidence demonstrating improved survival. We sought t...

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Published in:J Natl Cancer Inst
Main Authors: Healy, Mark A., Yin, Huiying, Reddy, Rishindra M., Wong, Sandra L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4948569/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26903519
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djv429
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