Age is a prognostic factor affecting survival in lung cancer patients.

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Published in Oncol Lett on September 06, 2013

Authors

Faruk Tas1, Rumeysa Ciftci, Leyla Kilic, Senem Karabulut

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Oncology, University of Istanbul, Capa, Istanbul 34390, Turkey.

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