Outcome of lung cancer surgery and proportion of lung cancer patients eligible for surgery in five Finnish hospitals in 2018, real world study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide and is associated with high mortality. In Finland, overall lung cancer survival is lower than in other Nordic countries. A recent Finnish Cancer Registry publication reported that only 11.8% of patients underwent surgery. We aimed to assess whether operability and surgical outcomes contribute to Finland's inferior lung cancer survival rates.

Material and methods

This retrospective study analysed patient data of five Finnish hospital databases. We focused on potentially operable patients, specifically those with non-small cell lung cancer in stage I-IIIA according to computer tomography. A total of 156 patients met the staging criteria, of whom 77 underwent surgery. Among potentially operable

SUBMITTER: Paappanen V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12305687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature