Patterns of survival and surgical treatment in lung cancer patients in Estonia by histologic type and stage, 1996-2016.

Conclusions: We observed a substantial improvement of relative survival, with considerable variations across patient groups. After adjustment for age, gender and histology, a significant survival increase over time was seen for all stages. The considerable survival gain observed for localized LC can largely be attributed to rapidly growing proportion of surgically treated patients. Further investigation of LC management practices, particularly the use of non-surgical treatment options is warranted. PMID: 31286812 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Oncologica - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research