Survival of lung cancer patients according to screening eligibility using Korean Lung Cancer Registry 2014-2016.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed survival for lung cancer patients meeting criteria for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program in Korea launched in 2019 and updated guideline reported by the US Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF). We assessed all-cause mortality based on the Korean Lung Cancer Registry (KLCR), including lung cancer patients diagnosed in 2014-2016. We compared survival among lung cancer patients eligible for extended USPSTF criteria (age 50-80 years and ≥ 20 pack-years) and those meeting current criteria (age 54-74 years and ≥ 30 pack-years, current or within the past 15 years). The nearest neighbour propensity-score matching was performed to generate a matched set. Kaplan-Meier curves were generated to compare survival among groups; differences in survival were analyzed using th

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439945 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature