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Editorial
. 2025 Aug 28;4(1):e000877.
doi: 10.1136/bmjonc-2025-000877. eCollection 2025.

Inequities in lung cancer treatment: lessons from international variation in chemotherapy and radiotherapy use

Emma L O'Dowd  1 , Matthew Ej Callister  2   3
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Editorial

Inequities in lung cancer treatment: lessons from international variation in chemotherapy and radiotherapy use

Emma L O'Dowd et al. BMJ Oncol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Lung cancer (non-small cell); Lung cancer (small-cell).

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Comment on

  • Chemotherapy and radiotherapy use in patients with lung cancer in Australia, Canada, the UK and Norway 2012-2017: an ICBP population-based study.
    Barclay ME, McPhail S, Johnson SA, Swann R, Finley CJ, Butler J, Alvi R, Barisic A, Bennett DB, Bucher O, Creighton N, Denny CA, Dewar RA, Donnelly DW, Dowden JJ, Downie L, Finn N, Habbous S, Huws DW, Kumar SE, May L, McClure CA, Møller B, Morrison DS, Musto G, Nilssen Y, Saint-Jacques N, Sarker S, Shack L, Te Marvelde L, Tian X, Thomas RJ, Thomson CS, Walton R, Wang H, Wong THT, Woods RR, You H, Zhang B, Lyratzopoulos G; ICBP Module 9 Lung Study Group. Barclay ME, et al. BMJ Oncol. 2025 Jul 11;4(1):e000800. doi: 10.1136/bmjonc-2025-000800. eCollection 2025. BMJ Oncol. 2025. PMID: 40662158 Free PMC article.

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