Beliefs among Physicians in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Stinchcombe TE, Detterbeck FC, Lin L, Rivera MP, Socinski MA. Beliefs among Physicians in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2007, 2: 819-826. PMID: 17805059, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e31811f478a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical CompetenceCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsEvidence-based guidelinesStage IV diseaseSolitary pulmonary nodulesLung cancerPhysicians' beliefsPractice beliefsPulmonary nodulesNon-small cell lung cancerRole of chemotherapyStage III diseaseMediastinal lymph nodesPostoperative radiation therapyCell lung cancerTreatment of patientsMajority of physiciansQuality of lifePositron emission tomographyReminder e-mailsAdjuvant chemotherapyOperable patientsSurvival benefitChest PhysiciansLymph nodesPractice patternsRadiation therapy