Abstract:17064 Background: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) provides yearly updated guidelines for the management of patients diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Compliance to clinical guidelines may improve patient care and outcome, but this may vary among institutions. In this study, we determined the compliance of our community cancer center to the NCCN guidelines in patients with SCLC. Methods: We identified patients with newly diagnosed SCLC in 2004 and 2005 using our cancer registry dat… Show more
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