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  • 02 Nov 09
    western4uk
    Kieran Lamb

    "Key areas of lung-cancer treatment are still "woefully inadequate" and could be costing up to 3,000 lives a year, leading researchers said today.

    A third of patients still do not receive a biopsy to diagnose their condition and thousands are denied life-saving surgery because of a lack of experienced specialists, according to the United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC)."

    Lung Cancer Mortality UHN Health News NHS Quality The Independent

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