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SUBMITTER: Powell HA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3929890 | biostudies-other | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Powell H A HA Tata L J LJ Baldwin D R DR Potter V A VA Stanley R A RA Khakwani A A Hubbard R B RB
British journal of cancer 20140107 4
<h4>Background</h4>Chemotherapy improves survival for many patients with SCLC, and hence it is important to understand variations in practice and outcomes for this treatment strategy.<h4>Methods</h4>We used the National Lung Cancer Audit and Hospital Episodes Statistics to determine the proportion of patients who received chemotherapy for SCLC, and assess the effects of patient and organisational factors on the odds of receiving chemotherapy and of completing four cycles. We calculated median su ...[more]