New treatment for lung cancer


  • Health
  • Sunday, 05 Oct 2003

New advances in the management of lung cancer are now making their appearance in the practice of oncology. Among the innovations are targeted therapies that have various modes of action. Think of them as 'smart bombs', as opposed to the more traditioanal 'sluster bomb'. One such drug is now availbale in Malaysia, reports PAUL YEO

THE fact is, only about 14% of people who develop lung cancer survive for five years.  

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