Drew Moghanaki, Professor, Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Department of Radiation Oncology and Stanley Iezman and Nancy Stark Endowed Chair in Thoracic Radiation Oncology Research at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Chief Medical Officer of Respirati, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“The latest statistics show that among those diagnosed with metastatic (stage IV) lung cancer:
1/3 never see an oncologist
1/2 never get any tx
40% die within 3 months.
Title: Rates of Systemic Treatment for Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Among Older Adults
Authors: Adam Fox, Ralph Ward, Mariam Alexander, Raymond Osarogiagbon, Robert Smith, Jamie Studts, Gerard Silvestri
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