Harwood K V
Cancer Patient Education Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 1996 Nov;12(4):285-94. doi: 10.1016/s0749-2081(96)80027-1.
To review the current status, recent advances and ongoing research efforts related to screening, diagnosis and staging, and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Research studies, review articles, and abstracts relating to NSCLC.
Surgery is curative in a small number of patients. Radiation therapy can often control local disease and palliate symptoms; however, it does not impact overall survival. Current chemotherapy regimens have demonstrated ability to prolong survival when compared to "best supportive care"; however, survival benefit is limited to a period of a few weeks or months.
An understanding of treatment modalities and new therapies for NSCLC will help nurses assist patients to make educated decisions about the potential risks and benefits of their therapeutic options.
回顾与非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）的筛查、诊断、分期及治疗相关的现状、近期进展和正在进行的研究工作。
与NSCLC相关的研究、综述文章及摘要。
手术仅能治愈少数患者。放射治疗通常可控制局部疾病并缓解症状；然而，它并不能影响总体生存率。与“最佳支持治疗”相比，目前的化疗方案已显示出延长生存期的能力；然而，生存获益仅限于几周或几个月的时间。
了解NSCLC的治疗方式和新疗法将有助于护士协助患者就其治疗选择的潜在风险和益处做出明智的决策。
