Preoperative quality of life predicts survival following pulmonary resection in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Cecilia Pompili,
Michele Salati,
M. Refai,
Rossana Berardi,
Azzurra Onofri,
Paola Mazzanti,
Alessandro Brunelli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs532
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , lung cancer , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , quality of life (healthcare) , survival analysis , population , stage (stratigraphy) , percentile , dlco , oncology , surgery , lung , diffusing capacity , lung function , paleontology , statistics , nursing , environmental health , mathematics , biology
The objective of this study was to assess the prognostic role of preoperative quality of life (QoL) in patients operated on for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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