3??({2, 4??dimethyl??5??[123I] IODO} benzylidene) anabaseine: A potent spect agent for imaging lung cancer

…, MR Akula, GW Kabalka

Index: Zhang, J. H.; Akula, M. R.; Kabalka, G. W. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 2001 , vol. 44, p. S359 - S361

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Abstract

Abstract Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among American men and women with a mortality rate of> 90% within five years of diagnosis (1). Unlike cancers at other organ sites which have declined during the past decade, the incidence of lung cancer continues to rise, particularly in women and black Americans (2). This trend will further escalate within the next three decades due to a sharp increase in teenage smoking. ...