Photodynamic therapy for lung cancer — A review of 19 years' experience

doi:10.1016/S1011-1344(97)00128-0

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volume 42, Issue 2, February 1998, Pages 96-99

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Abstract

This paper reviews studies of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of lung cancer in Japan, earned out since 1978. Photodynamic therapy has been applied clinically to both early and advanced stages of lung cancer and in combination with surgery. It can preserve pulmonary function, is well tolerated and is cost-effective in comparison with other treatments.

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Photodynamic therapy for lung cancer — A review of 19 years' experience

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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.

Lung cancer histogenesis follow-ing in vivo bronchial injections of 20-methylcholoanthrene in dogs

Recent Results in Cancer Res.