Re: Steph? - change of protocol for early NSCLC?
- From: "Steph" <steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:56:46 GMT
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> "Steph" <steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>>> In patients who did not have chemotherapy, fifty-four percent survived
>>> for
>>> five years. But sixty-nine percent of the patients who had chemotherapy
>>> were still alive after five years. The study was published in June in
>>> the
>>> New England Journal of Medicine. Two other studies had similar
>>> findings.
>>>
>>> Doctor Winton said chemotherapy drugs have improved over the years. He
>>> also said there are now better treatments for the side effects.
>>>
>>> Doctors say the studies have already begun to change care for patients
>>> in
>>> the early stages of lung cancer. Experts are now advising doctors that
>>> chemotherapy should be given after surgery for some patients with
>>> early-stage lung cancer.
>>>
>>> This VOA Special English Health Report was written by Cynthia Kirk. Our
>>> features are online at specialenglish.com. I'm Faith Lapidus.
>>>
>>
>> These reports have not generated too much excitement in our lung tumour
>> group
>
>
> Why?
>
>
Because for every study showing a modest improvement in survival for early
stage NSCLC with chemo, there are at least 2 which show none
.
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