Treatment and mortality risk of older adults with non-small cell cancer in Taiwan: A population-based cohort study.

Chun-Chieh WangShao-Wen ChiuShang-Jung WuLung-Kwang PanYung-Feng YenYun-Ju LaiChu-Chieh Chen

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2023)

Elderly patients with NSCLC had significantly decreased mortality risk when receiving curative or palliative treatment compared with those without treatment. In the future, further studies are warranted to investigate complications and quality of life of elderly patients with NSCLC during palliative or curative treatment.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
stem cells
combination therapy
single cell
rectal cancer
advanced non small cell lung cancer
bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells
tyrosine kinase