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Palliative management of lung cancer
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Chemotherapy for good PS patients and advanced disease
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Improves survival by around 2 months
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In NSCLC improves QoL
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? Role of second and third line tretament
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Palliative radiotherapy for specific symptoms
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Cough, haemoptysis, chest pain, SOB
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Hypofractionation
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?more prolonged RT for good PS patients
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PS 2-3: consider BSC alone