Radiotherapy of lung cancer in Iraq.
The case records of 533 patients with lung cancer, treated between 1970 and 1981 at the Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Institute in Baghdad are reviewed. Of these 188 patients were too ill for anything other than terminal care. All the remaining patients received radiotherapy: 177 were given 30 Gy in 10 fractions, 121 received 40 Gy in 20 fractions and 47 were selected for radical treatment with 45 Gy in 20 fractions. There were no statistically significant differences between the survival of these three groups.
Department of Clinical Oncology, Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D015996:Survival Rate