460 / 604
Opportunity cost in palliation of NSCLC
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Median survival with inoperable NSCLC
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PS 2 - 3 or mets:
120 days
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Asymptomatic
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No treatment; no toxicity; no loss of survival
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Symptomatic
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1 treatment for equivalent symptom control and
toxicity to longer treatment
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BUT…will any patients live longer with 20Gy/39Gy