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Are symptoms reliable as an indication for the necessity of bone scans in lung cancer metastases?

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The synopsis was written by David Bruce, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Wong, R. Are symptoms reliable as an indication for the necessity of bone scans in lung cancer metastases?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 1, 18–19 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0022

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