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Local recurrence after surgery for early stage lung cancer†

An 11-year experience with 975 patients

  1. Chris R. Kelsey MD1,‡,*,
  2. Lawrence B. Marks MD2,
  3. Donna Hollis MS3,
  4. Jessica L. Hubbs MS2,
  5. Neal E. Ready MD, PhD4,
  6. Thomas A. D'Amico MD5,
  7. Jessamy A. Boyd MD1

Article first published online: 11 AUG 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24625

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 22, pages 5218–5227, 15 November 2009

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Kelsey, C. R., Marks, L. B., Hollis, D., Hubbs, J. L., Ready, N. E., D'Amico, T. A. and Boyd, J. A. (2009), Local recurrence after surgery for early stage lung cancer. Cancer, 115: 5218–5227. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24625

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  1. 1

    Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

  2. 2

    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  3. 3

    Duke Cancer Center Biostatistics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

  4. 4

    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

  5. 5

    Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

  1. ‡

    Fax: (919) 668-7345

*Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center 3085, Durham, NC 27710

  1. †

    Presented in part at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, May 30-June 3, 2008; and the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Boston, Massachusetts, September 21-25, 2008.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 NOV 2009
  2. Article first published online: 11 AUG 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 15 MAY 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 14 MAY 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 1 DEC 2008

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