Comparative prognosis of long-term follow-up over 10 years and dropout from follow-up after resection of lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most recurrences of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after lung resection occur within 5 years, which is why 5-year overall survival rates are used to give prognoses for lung cancer. Elderly individuals also often show comorbidities and may die from other diseases. Few studies have examined the long-term prognosis of elderly patients with NSCLC, and no reports have investigated drop-out from follow-up after resection of NSCLC, including in elderly patients. This retrospective cohort study analyzed and surveyed long-term prognosis and drop-out from follow-up, including in elderly patients, after resection of lung cancer.

Methods

We identified 349 consecutive patients after lung resection between January 2009 and March 2011. Twenty-two cases were excluded because

SUBMITTER: Mizukami Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565360 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature