Background Clinical decision-making for patients with stage I lung cancer is complex. It
involves multiple options [lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, stereotactic body …

Evidence is scarce about the influence of comorbidity on outcome of surgery, whereas this
information is highly relevant for estimating the surgical risk of cancer patients, and for …

Background: Very few population based results have been presented for survival after
resection for lung cancer. The purpose of this study was to present long term survival after …

Background: The aim of this article is to assess the influence of comorbidities among elderly
patients (at least 70 year old) undergoing surgery for early stage nonsmall cell lung cancer …

Background: There is considerable variability in reported postoperative mortality and risk
factors for mortality after surgery for lung cancer. Population-based data provide unbiased …

BACKGROUND: The increasing percentage of older patients undergoing lung resection for
cancer necessitates a better understanding of long-term outcomes in this population. We …

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 This study used a large-scale cancer database in determination of prognostic
factors for the survival of lung cancer subjects in Taiwan. Methods Total of 24,910 subjects …

The objective of the study was to evaluate the outcome in elderly patients (> 75 years)
submitted to pneumonectomy for lung cancer. Records of 40 elderly patients, who …

Objective: There is a lack of evidence to support a consensus on whether surgery or
radiotherapy is optimal for elderly or very elderly patients with early-stage non-small cell …