Targeted therapies and better outcomes for small cell lung cancer? NCI study on actionable germline mutations finds a link

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A retrospective study conducted by a team of NCI researchers is dispelling the widely held notion that small cell lung cancer is almost exclusively tied to a history of smoking.

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Matthew Bin Han Ong
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