Association Between Declared Hurricane Disasters and Survival of Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiation Treatment.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jama.2019.7657 and PMC identifier 6635902.
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Abstract
This study uses National Cancer Database data to estimate associations between hurricane disaster declarations, which could disrupt electrical power, and survival of patients undergoing radiotherapy for nonoperative locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer between 2004 and 2014.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Cyclonic Storms
- Disasters
- Lung Neoplasms