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Researchers discover new way to predict survival in older women with lung cancer
11-01-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a novel mechanism to predict survival in older women with early-stage lung cancer. The finding may have significant implications for new treatment approaches.
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