A study conducted by University of Granada and Virgen de las Nieves U.H. researchers has revealed that in Andalusia public hospitals radiotherapy is provided to lung cancer patients with a frequency 25% below that established by clinical protocols. Failure to provide such treatment results in a total of 3,000 survival-day loss for all lung cancer patients. To carry out this study, published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the researchers reviewed the medical records and radiotherapy provided to all lung cancer patients in 2007 in the 12 Andalusia public hospitals equipped with radiotherapy facilities. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Tovar I, et al. Underuse of Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer Has Negative Consequences for Patients. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2013; 8(1):62–67.
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