«This research effort is important because it will assist in recommending effective, optimal treatments tailored specifically to
older patients with lung cancer,» he said.
Not exact matches
In addition, the study showed that the 5 - year survival rate for selected
older patients with advanced
lung cancer who were treated
with surgical therapy was 29.9 % for Stage III and 26.7 % for Stage IV.
Patients aged 65 years and older are living longer after lung cancer surgery, and with older people representing a rapidly growing proportion of patients diagnosed with lung cancer, this improved survival is especially significant, according to an article posted online today by The Annals of Thoracic S
Patients aged 65 years and
older are living longer after
lung cancer surgery, and
with older people representing a rapidly growing proportion of
patients diagnosed with lung cancer, this improved survival is especially significant, according to an article posted online today by The Annals of Thoracic S
patients diagnosed
with lung cancer, this improved survival is especially significant, according to an article posted online today by The Annals of Thoracic Surgery..
Among
lung cancer patients; suicide SMR was higher in males (SMR = 8.8), Asians (SMR = 13.7), widowed
patients (SMR = 11.6),
older patients (70 - 75 years; SMR = 12),
patients with undifferentiated tumors (SMR 8.6) or small cell
lung carcinoma (SCLC) histology (SMR = 11.2),
patients presenting
with metastatic disease (SMR = 13.9) and in
patients who refused to receive surgical treatment (SMR = 13).
Suicide risk is highest among
lung cancer patients, particularly
older patients, widowed, males, and
patients with unfavorable tumor characteristics.
Life table modelling on the basis of these data estimated 33 % five year survival in 65 year
old patients with early stage non-small cell
lung cancer who continued to smoke compared
with 70 % in those who quit smoking.
The study included
patients 18 years of age and
older with melanoma, non — small - cell
lung cancer (NSCLC), squamous cell
cancer of the head and neck (SCCHN), or pancreatic
cancer.