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The aim of the study was to analyse changes in histological type and age of presentation in female lung cancer patients during a period of 20 years. The obtained results are compared with those available from the literature published in various parts of the world.
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Stojsic, J., Milovanovic, I., Radojicic, J. et al. Lung cancer in women: histological type and patient age from 1985 to 2005. Med Oncol 26, 265–268 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-008-9112-9
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