Potentially curative radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer in Norway: a population-based study of survival.

Purpose: The efficacy of curative irradiation in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer patients is considered limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term survival in a population-based approach.

Methods And Materials: Cases of non-small-cell lung cancer diagnosed from 1993 to 2001 were identified in the Cancer Registry of Norway.

Vinorelbine/carboplatin vs gemcitabine/carboplatin in advanced NSCLC shows similar efficacy, but different impact of toxicity.

This randomised phase III study in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients was conducted to compare vinorelbine/carboplatin (VC) and gemcitabine/carboplatin (GC) regarding efficacy, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and toxicity. Chemonaive patients with NSCLC stage IIIB/IV and WHO performance status 0-2 were eligible. No upper age limit was defined.

Peptic ulcer patterns in Arctic Norway.

While there are four times as many duodenal as gastric ulcers in Europe and the United States, previous studies have shown gastric ulcers to be more common in the Arctic regions of Norway. To investigate a possible change in the duodenal-to-gastric ulcer ratio, the incidence rate of first-time peptic ulcer in a well defined population in Northern Norway was studied by registration of all examinations of the upper digestive tract from 1983 to 1984. In this population, 5.