Regulation of apoptosis is an important mechanism during the development of tumors including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between p53 and bcl-2 expression and various clinicopathological features and survival in patients with NSCLC.
Division of Surgical Oncology Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.