Prediagnosis Smoking Cessation and Overall Survival Among Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death globally; non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of all lung cancer cases, and cigarette smoking is the factor most significantly associated with its risk. However, little is known about the association of years since prediagnosis smoking cessation and cumulative smoking with overall survival (OS) following a lung cancer diagnosis.

Objective

To characterize the association of years since smoking cessation before diagnosis and cumulative smoking pack-years with OS in patients with NSCLC in a lung cancer survivor cohort.

Design, setting, and participants

The cohort study involved patients with NSCLC who were recruited to the Boston Lung Cancer Survival Cohort at Massachusetts General H

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163381 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature