Background Age has been a critical predictor for immediate postoperative and long-term
results after the pulmonary resection for lung cancer. In this study, we evaluated and …

Background An appropriate treatment of older lung cancer patients has become an
important issue. The aim of this study is to evaluate the short and long-term surgical …

Background Treatment strategies for octogenarians with lung cancer remain controversial.
The purpose of this study was to compare surgical outcomes and survival between …

Background: Surgery for elderly patients, especially those over 80 years old, with primary
lung neoplasms is a relatively common treatment according to the increasing elderly …

Background Elderly patients with early-stage lung cancer are less likely to undergo tumor
resection because of concerns about their ability to tolerate surgery or perceived limited life …

BACKGROUND: We assessed the morbidity, mortality, and long-term survival of pulmonary
resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in elderly patients in three subgroups: 70 …

The operative morbidity rate in elderly patients with lung cancer is high in comparison to
nonelderly patients, probably because of the increase in comorbidities that occurs with …

Introduction: This retrospective study was designed to identify the predictors of long-term
survival and the risk factors for complications after surgery in patients aged 80 years or older …

Objectives Several investigators have reported that operative mortality in the elderly is
acceptable. However, their patients are potentially biased with regard to some factors such …

Purpose An increasing proportion of newly diagnosed non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
patients are octogenarians. It has been questioned whether older patients benefit from …