Delays in treatment decisions from lung cancer multi-disciplinary meetings in two centres in North-West, UK.

R. Wang (Preston, United Kingdom), T. Lightburn (Preston, United Kingdom), Y. Lum (Preston, United Kingdom), S. Gudur (Preston, United Kingdom), S. Nicholas (Preston, United Kingdom), S. Mehdi (Preston, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Lung cancer: risk factors, supportive measures and quality improvement
Session: Lung cancer: risk factors, supportive measures and quality improvement
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2832
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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