Travelling to a High-volume Center Confers Improved Survival in Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

CONCLUSIONS: Patients travelling longer distances to high-volume centers receive better and more timely surgical care, leading to shorter hospital stays and improved survival outcomes. Regionalization of lung cancer care by improving travel support to larger treatment facilities may help improve early-stage NSCLC outcomes.PMID:33662314 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.028

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 4, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zaid Muslim Mirza Zain Baig Joanna F Weber Cliff P Connery Faiz Y Bhora Source Type: research