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Association Between Declared Hurricane Disasters and Survival of Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiation Treatment.

Authors :
Nogueira, Leticia M.
Sahar, Liora
Efstathiou, Jason A.
Jemal, Ahmedin
Yabroff, K. Robin
Source :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 7/16/2019, Vol. 322 Issue 3, p269-271. 3p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

This study uses National Cancer Database data to estimate associations between hurricane disaster declarations, which could disrupt electrical power, and survival of patients undergoing radiotherapy for nonoperative locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer between 2004 and 2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00987484
Volume :
322
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
138371627
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.7657