Deignan J M
Va Med. 1978 Feb;105(2):131-4.
The present epidemic of carcinoma of the lung is a consequence of society's indulence of cigarette smoking. Most of the progress in treatment has resulted from more accurate staging of the cancer at the time of diagnosis and the selection of the safest therapy. Future progress hinges on the public health measures to stop smoking, and to a much lesser degree on earlier diagnosis and advances in radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
当前肺癌的流行是社会纵容吸烟的结果。治疗方面的大多数进展源于诊断时对癌症更精确的分期以及选择最安全的治疗方法。未来的进展取决于阻止吸烟的公共卫生措施，在较小程度上还取决于早期诊断以及放疗和化疗的进展。
