Causes of death in long-term survivors of non-small cell lung cancer: A regional surveillance, epidemiology, and end results study

CONCLUSIONS: Five-year survivors of NSCLC more commonly die from causes such as CVDs, lung diseases, and other malignancies. Aggressive preventive and therapeutic measures of these diseases may further improve the outcome in this patient population.

Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Amaraja A Kanitkar Ann G Schwartz Julie George Ayman O Soubani Source Type: research