Gender-specific survival after surgical resection for early stage non-small cell lung cancer.

CONCLUSION: Overall survival did not differ significantly between males and females. Adjusted for confounding factors, we found a significantly increased mortality risk in elder patients compared to their younger counterparts. However, five-year overall survival of more than 50% for older patients with NSCLC should encourage surgical treatment also in elderly lung cancer patients. PMID: 27846762 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Oncologica - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research