Surgical outcomes of smoking and nonsmoking women with lung adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Although smoking remains the largest risk factor for lung cancer development, there is a growing number of lung cancer cases among women without a smoking history. It is well known that smoking increases the morbidity of patients after thoracic surgery. However, the outcome of this specific patient population has not been well investigated. This study compares the short-term outcome of smoking and nonsmoking women after their surgical lung resection.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients who were treated for lung cancer through surgical resection at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center between 2017 and 2024. Patients were included if they were women over the age

SUBMITTER: Sha C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12433116 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature