OBJECTIVE Diabetes appears to increase risk for some cancers, but the association
between preexisting diabetes and postoperative mortality in cancer patients is less clear …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to compare the morbidity and mortality of right
versus left pneumonectomy. METHODS: We used a retrospective review of …

Postoperative death used to be an important complication of resections for lung cancer,
especially in elderly patients. To support decision making in a general situation …

This document is the result of a joint initiative by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) to produce detailed …

Background. Nutritional status is known to play an important role in determining outcome
after many types of operations but its importance relative to nonnutritional indices in patients …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and cancer are common diseases that are frequently
diagnosed in the same individual. An association between the two conditions has long been …

AIMS: Complete surgical resection of primary tumours remains the treatment with the
greatest likelihood for survival in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although …

Background. Octogenarians often present with potentially resectable bronchogenic
carcinoma. Older reports noting prohibitive mortality and recent surveys documenting …

Background: As the US population ages, clinicians are increasingly confronted with
octogenarians with resectable non-small cell lung cancer. Earlier reports documented …

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of high-dose, curative radiotherapy (RT) given
alone in technically operable, but medically inoperable, patients with early-stage (I–II) non …