The Prevention of Brain Metastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation

BACKGROUND: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients frequently develop brain metastases (BM), even though the initial imaging with brain CT or MRI was negative. Stage III patients have the highest risk to develop BM, with an incidence of approximately 30%. BM can lead to neurocognitive disorders...

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Published in:Front Oncol
Main Authors: Witlox, Willem J. A., Ramaekers, Bram L. T., Zindler, Jaap D., Eekers, Daniëlle B. P., van Loon, Judith G. M., Hendriks, Lizza E. L., Dingemans, Anne-Marie C., De Ruysscher, Dirk K. M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Oncology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6070634/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094224
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00241
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