EFFECT OF PROGNOSTIC FACTORS ON SURVIVAL IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

Unal D., OGUZ A., SEZGIN GOKSU S., TASDEMIR A., Kurtul N., EROĞLU C., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.17, no.2, pp.113-118, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.113-118
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: More than half of newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer cases are patients aged more than 65 years and therefore, it is an important health problem in elderly population. In this study, we aimed to investigate effect of various the prognostic factors on survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients aged more than 65 years.