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Socioeconomic status a barrier to lung cancer treatment

Systemic therapy rates in patients with lung cancer have fallen short of published benchmarks, especially for people low income groups, according to a NSW study. The study, published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, comprised more than 1,000 patients...

Systemic therapy rates in patients with lung cancer have fallen short of published benchmarks, especially for people low income groups,...

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