Lung cancer staging and prognosis

GA Woodard, KD Jones, DM Jablons - Lung cancer: treatment and …, 2016 - Springer
The seventh edition of the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) TNM staging system was
developed by the International Association for the Staging of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Lung …

The impact of comorbidity on cancer survival: a review

M Søgaard, RW Thomsen, KS Bossen… - Clinical …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background A number of studies have shown poorer survival among cancer patients with
comorbidity. Several mechanisms may underlie this finding. In this review we summarize the …

Impact of increasing age on cause-specific mortality and morbidity in patients with stage I non–small-cell lung cancer: a competing risks analysis

T Eguchi, S Bains, MC Lee, KS Tan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To perform competing risks analysis and determine short-and long-term cancer-
and noncancer-specific mortality and morbidity in patients who had undergone resection for …

Comorbidity and survival in lung cancer patients

KMM Islam, X Jiang, T Anggondowati, G Lin… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2015 - AACR
Background: As the population of the United States ages, there will be increasing numbers
of lung cancer patients with comorbidities at diagnosis. Comorbid conditions are important …

[HTML][HTML] Definition and assessment of high risk in patients considered for lobectomy for stage I non–small cell lung cancer: The American Association for Thoracic …

A Pennathur, A Brunelli, GJ Criner, H Keshavarz… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Lobectomy is a standard treatment for stage I non–small cell lung cancer, but a
significant proportion of patients are considered at high risk for complications, including …

Systematic review of prognostic roles of body mass index for patients undergoing lung cancer surgery: does the 'obesity paradox'really exist?

S Li, Z Wang, J Huang, J Fan, H Du… - European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Summary The paradoxical benefit of obesity, the 'obesity paradox', has been recently
identified in surgical populations. Our goal was to evaluate by a systematic review with meta …

Impact of COPD and emphysema on survival of patients with lung cancer: a meta‐analysis of observational studies

Y Gao, W Guan, Q Liu, H Wang, Y Zhu, R Chen… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Both COPD and emphysema are associated with an increased incidence of lung cancer, but
the impacts of these comorbidities on lung cancer prognosis are still unclear. Herein, we …

The Danish lung cancer registry

E Jakobsen, TR Rasmussen - Clinical epidemiology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Aim of database The Danish Lung Cancer Registry (DLCR) was established by the Danish
Lung Cancer Group. The primary and first goal of the DLCR was to improve survival and the …

Association between Charlson comorbidity index score and outcome in patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer

L Zhao, LH Leung, J Wang, H Li, J Che, L Liu… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2017 - Springer
Background This retrospective study investigated the association between the Charlson
comorbidity index (CCI) score and the survival of patients with stage IIIB-IV (advanced, non …

Socioeconomic position and survival after lung cancer: Influence of stage, treatment and comorbidity among Danish patients with lung cancer diagnosed in 2004 …

SO Dalton, M Steding-Jessen, E Jakobsen… - Acta …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background. To address social inequality in survival after lung cancer, it is important to
consider how socioeconomic position (SEP) influences prognosis. We investigated whether …