title: Recent advances in the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Small cell lung cancer is a rapidly dividing tumour that is susceptible to combination chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Improvements in treatment regimens have resulted in better response rates, but long-term survival has not improved over the past decade.
authors.affiliation: Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hosker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Veale
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Corris
mesh_terms: D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life