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January 1, 2011Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryOpen Access

Female Gender Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-analysis

Haruhiko Nakamura Koji Ando Takuo Shinmyo K. Morita Atsushi Mochizuki Noriaki Kurimoto Shinobu Tatsunami

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This meta-analysis of published data concerning NSCLC patients indicated significantly better survival for women.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d722cd5b9474b885563894 https://doi.org/10.5761/atcs.oa.10.01637

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