Decision making is one of the most complex skills required of an oncologist and is affected
by a broad range of parameters. For example, the wide variety of treatment options, with …

In the world, lung cancer is the third most dreadful cancer. Thus, detection of lung cancer
cells at early stage is a challenge. The symptoms of lung cancer do not appear in earlier …

Background Multidisciplinary team (MDT) presentation in lung cancer has the potential to
improve longterm outcomes, although this varies between studies. This study aims to …

The abscopal effect describes the ability of locally administered radiotherapy to induce
systemic antitumor effects. Over the past 40 years, reports on the abscopal effect following …

Background: The use of PCI in early operable patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is
still controversial. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to …

Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (PLE) is a rare autoimmune neurological syndrome
observed in lung cancer patients. We retrospectively investigated the clinical characteristics …

Background Due to conflicting results between major trials the role of prophylactic cranial
irradiation (PCI) in stage IV small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is controversial. Methods We …

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a very aggressive form of lung cancer. SCLC treatment
requires multidisciplinary management and timely treatment. Radiation therapy is an …

Background Brain metastases are particularly common in patients with small cell lung
cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with NSCLC showing a less …

Purpose To examine the distribution of causes of death (CODs) in patients with small cell
lung cancer (SCLC). Methods Patients diagnosed with SCLC were identified from the …