Survival changes in patients with small cell lung cancer and disparities between different sexes, socioeconomic statuses and ages.

ABSTRACT: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), as a proportion, makes up only 15-17% of lung cancer cases. The development of treatments for SCLC has remained stagnant for decades, and SCLC is expected to persist as a threat to human health. To date, no publications based on large populations have been reported. We calculated survival changes in patients with SCLC during each decade between 1983 and 2012 to determine the roles of race, sex, age, and socioeconomic status (SES) on survival rates based on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries. In total, 106,296 patients with SCLC were identified, with the overall incidence per 100,000 decreasing each decade from 9.6 to 7.8 to 5.8. The median survival for SCLC remained 7 months, and the 12-month relative survival rates (RSRs) remai

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5431017 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature