Treatment dilemma in the care of older adults with advanced lung cancer

Affiliations

¹ Hematology-Oncology, Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY13210, USA.
² Hematology Oncology, James P Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Comment

Ajeet Gajra et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;8(11):E1497-E1500.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.11.73.

¹ Hematology-Oncology, Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY13210, USA.
² Hematology Oncology, James P Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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